injurious
adjective/ɪnˈdʒʊəriəs/
/ɪnˈdʒʊriəs/
(formal)- injurious (to somebody/something) causing or likely to cause harm or damage synonym damaging
- injurious to health
- injurious effects
Word Originlate Middle English: from French injurieux or Latin injuriosus, from injuria ‘a wrong’, from in- (expressing negation) + jus, jur- ‘right’.Want to learn more?
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