injurious

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Causing physical or other harm.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

Examples

  • The argument that smoking is injurious has become accepted.

  • Smoking is injurious to health.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.

More examples

In context

  • This injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.