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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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Nuisance and injurious to health.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The agency would eventually decide whether to ban electrical shock devices that have been used for decades to manage self-injurious behavior in people with intellectual disabilities and autism.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 June 2026
Ironically, the view that bad feelings are inherently injurious has found a home among some camps on the left.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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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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