Injurious Meaning
/ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCausing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
adjCausing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
Sentence Examples
The argument that smoking is injurious has become accepted.
Smoking is injurious to health.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Smoking is ____ to your lungs over time and can cause serious disease.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Smoking is well known to be ____ to one's health and can lead to many serious lung diseases.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely."
— 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 111:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Smoking is ____ to your lungs over time and can cause serious disease.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Smoking is well known to be ____ to one's health and can lead to many serious lung diseases.