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detrimental

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1det·ri·men·tal

adj \ˌde-trə-ˈmen-təl\

Definition of DETRIMENTAL

: obviously harmful : damaging <the detrimental effects of pollution>
det·ri·men·tal·ly \-təl-ē\ adverb

Examples of DETRIMENTAL

  1. <there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was detrimental to the local environment>
  2. In context, the word corruption summarized the opinion (set forth in some of the books mentioned in the review) that, as a general matter, the growing financial dependence of the medical profession on the pharmaceutical industry is profoundly detrimental to sound public, medical, and scientific policy. —New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009

Origin of DETRIMENTAL

(see detriment)
First Known Use: 1590

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