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adj. - Tending to cause great harm; Harmful to living things.

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Usage examples (30)
  • If you say another word injurious to my brother's memory, I'll leave this house and let you starve for all I'll do for you.
  • They cannot, therefore, be classed among the especially beneficial birds, neither can they be termed injurious on account of what they eat.
  • My distrust of Sabine is as you know chronic, and I went determined to keep careful watch on his address, lest some crafty phrase injurious to
  • My distrust of Sabine is, as you know, chronic; and I went determined to keep careful watch on his address, lest some crafty phrase injurious to
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