injurious

adjective

in·ju·ri·ous in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs

Synonyms of injurious next

: inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental

injurious to health

: abusive, defamatory

speak not injurious words—

George Washington

injuriously adverb

injuriousness noun

Example Sentences

The decision has had an injurious effect. inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media

Recent Examples on the Web Griffen is awaiting arraignment on charges of assault, reckless endangerment and acting in a manner injurious to a child, according to the Post. —

Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 3 May 2023 Plaintiff will be allowed one final opportunity to replead her claims related to Defendant's CBS interview and her claim for injurious falsehood. —

Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023 Poverty's potential to hijack normal brain development has led to plans for studying whether a simple intervention might reverse these injurious effects. —

Kimberly G. Noble, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2017 On the flip side of that coin, though, it’s been Black women in the entertainment business who’ve said the most injurious things to her about queerness, with no regard for her sexuality. —

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 June 2022 With but few exceptions, all the concoctions sold for the purpose of ‘restoring’ the color of the hair, or for dyeing the hair, contain the salts of lead, a deadly poison, highly injurious to the health when applied to the scalp or other portions of the body, even in minute quantities. —

Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022 Hopefully, not too ugly and injurious. —

Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020 Also, stimming may involve self-injurious behaviors that increase the risk of poor health outcomes. —

Lauren Rowello, Health, 3 Mar. 2023 See More

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