hurtful
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adjective \ˈhərt-fəl\Definition of HURTFUL
: causing injury, detriment, or suffering : damaging
— hurt·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— hurt·ful·ness noun
See Examples of HURTFUL
- She can't forgive him for the hurtful things he said.
- Their comments were really hurtful to me.
First Known Use of HURTFUL
1526
Related to HURTFUL
- Synonyms
- adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked
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