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injurious

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Injurious  \In*ju"ri*ous\,  a.  [L.  injuriousus  injurius;  cf  F. 
  injurieux  See  {Injury}.] 
  1.  Not  just  wrongful;  iniquitous;  culpable.  [Obs.]  --Milton. 
 
  Till  the  injurious  Roman  did  extort  This  tribute 
  from  us  we  were  free  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Causing  injury  or  harm;  hurtful;  harmful;  detrimental; 
  mischievous;  as  acts  injurious  to  health,  credit, 
  reputation,  property,  etc 
 
  Without  being  injurious  to  the  memory  of  our  English 
  Pindar.  --Dryden. 
 
  Syn:  Harmful;  hurtful;  pernicious;  mischievous;  baneful; 
  deleterious;  noxious;  ruinous;  detrimental. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  injurious 
  adj  1:  having  adverse  effect  on  living  things  "noxious  chemical 
  wastes"  [syn:  {deleterious},  {hurtful},  {noxious}] 
  2:  tending  to  cause  great  harm  [syn:  {evil},  {harmful}]




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