injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs 
1
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injurious to health
2
: abusive, defamatory
speak not injurious words—
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injuriously
adverb
injuriousness
noun
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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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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
Synergy Marine Group has been involved in multiple deadly and injurious accidents over the past five years.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Depriving adolescents of gender dysphoria therapies, on the other hand, can be severely injurious to the patient’s physical and mental health.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
To help, however, would obviously be injurious to her dignity, far more than the present situation is to his.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Synergy Marine Group has been involved in multiple deadly and injurious accidents over the past five years.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Depriving adolescents of gender dysphoria therapies, on the other hand, can be severely injurious to the patient’s physical and mental health.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
To help, however, would obviously be injurious to her dignity, far more than the present situation is to his.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: causing injury : harmful
injurious to health
injuriously
adverb
Medical Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injurious to health
injuriously
adverb
Legal Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injuriously
adverb
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