51³Ō¹Ļ

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injurious

[in-joor-ee-uhs]

adjective

  1. harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect.

    injurious eating habits.

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  2. doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another.

    injurious behavior.

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  3. insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive.

    an injurious statement.

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injurious

/ ÉŖ²Ōˈ»åĻōŹŠÉ™°łÉŖÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful

  2. abusive, slanderous, or libellous

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • injuriously adverb
  • injuriousness noun
  • noninjurious adjective
  • noninjuriously adverb
  • noninjuriousness noun
  • preinjurious adjective
  • quasi-injurious adjective
  • quasi-injuriously adverb
  • self-injurious adjective
  • uninjurious adjective
  • uninjuriously adverb
  • uninjuriousness noun
  • ¾±²ŌˈĀį³Ü°ł¾±“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • ¾±²ŌˈĀį³Ü°ł¾±“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of injurious1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ¾±²ŌĀįÅ«°ł¾±³Ü²õ or ¾±²ŌĀįÅ«°ł¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ. See injury, -ous
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The Trump administration’s attempt to cut off federal grants, loans and other resources is both contrary to the Constitution and the rule of law and also injurious to the most vulnerable Americans.

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Instagram influencer and celebrity popularly known as Orry commented that caramel popcorn was injurious to "financial health".

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Chen concluded not that ā€œfluoridated water is injurious to public healthā€ but that ā€œthere is unreasonable risk of such injury,ā€ triggering a legal mandate that the EPA take a closer look.

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Though he could not ā€œconclude with certainty that fluoridated water is injurious to public health,ā€ Chen wrote, he still determined that it posed an ā€œunreasonable riskā€ of harm.

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The European Commission, which held the vote, said the EU and China would "work hard to explore an alternative solution" to the import taxes to address what it called "injurious subsidization" of Chinese electric vehicles.

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