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English Dictionary: injurious by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
injurious
adj
  1. harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
    Synonym(s): deleterious, hurtful, injurious
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.
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