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
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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Tesla stock plummeted 14 percent Thursday on investors’ bet that the war of words between Trump and Musk could prove injurious to Tesla.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 June 2025
Their next frontier is helping design airplanes that allow people to fly in their own wheelchairs, rather than a standard seat, which is not just uncomfortable but potentially injurious—and be able to wheel themselves to the bathroom without being carried down the aisle.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In contrast, those who leaned on injurious humor styles, such as sarcasm, ridicule or self-deprecating jokes, were perceived less favorably.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Robert White, 38, is facing charges of assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child for the Feb. 22 incident at an apartment in Brooklyn’s Spring Creek Towers in Starrett City, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 June 2025
Their next frontier is helping design airplanes that allow people to fly in their own wheelchairs, rather than a standard seat, which is not just uncomfortable but potentially injurious—and be able to wheel themselves to the bathroom without being carried down the aisle.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In contrast, those who leaned on injurious humor styles, such as sarcasm, ridicule or self-deprecating jokes, were perceived less favorably.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Robert White, 38, is facing charges of assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child for the Feb. 22 incident at an apartment in Brooklyn’s Spring Creek Towers in Starrett City, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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