2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Injurious \In*ju"ri*ous\, a. [L. injuriousus injurius; cf F.
injurieux See {Injury}.]
1. Not just wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. [Obs.] --Milton.
Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute
from us we were free --Shak.
2. Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental;
mischievous; as acts injurious to health, credit,
reputation, property, etc
Without being injurious to the memory of our English
Pindar. --Dryden.
Syn: Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous; baneful;
deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
injurious
adj 1: having adverse effect on living things "noxious chemical
wastes" [syn: {deleterious}, {hurtful}, {noxious}]
2: tending to cause great harm [syn: {evil}, {harmful}]
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