injurious

adjective

in·​ju·​ri·​ous in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs How to pronounce injurious (audio)
1
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injurious to health
2
: abusive, defamatory
speak not injurious wordsGeorge Washington
injuriously adverb
injuriousness noun

Examples of injurious in a Sentence

The decision has had an injurious effect. inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
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There are at least 15 other active cases focused on similar claims involving Tesla incidents where Autopilot or its FSD — Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — had been in use just before a fatal or injurious crash. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024 In the Regulatory Reform Act of 2024, also known as Senate Bill 607, for injurious actions to public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities, those convicted will be ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 in addition to the Class C felony. Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024 Send any news, comments, injurious mushroom recipes, and livestreams of Disney’s accounting department to talk@qz.com. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024 Under the countervailing duty law, similar relief is granted when imports are found to be injurious and specifically subsidized by foreign governments. Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for injurious 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of injurious was in the 15th century

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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

injurious

adjective
in·​ju·​ri·​ous in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs How to pronounce injurious (audio)
: causing injury : harmful
injurious to health
injuriously adverb

Medical Definition

injurious

adjective
in·​ju·​ri·​ous in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs How to pronounce injurious (audio)
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injurious to health
injuriously adverb

Legal Definition

injurious

adjective
in·​ju·​ri·​ous in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs How to pronounce injurious (audio)
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injuriously adverb

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