injurious
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʒʊəɹɪəs/, /ɪnˈdʒɔːɹɪəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʒʊɹi.əs/, /ɪnˈdʒɝi.əs/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧ju‧ri‧ous
AdjectiveEdit
injurious (comparative more injurious, superlative most injurious)
- Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
SynonymsEdit
- scathel, harmful, hurtful; see also Thesaurus:harmful
- defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous; see also Thesaurus:defamatory
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
causing injury
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causing harm to one's reputation
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Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; equivalent to injurie + -ous.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
injurious (rare, Late ME)
- (of speech) Rude, offensive, distasteful.
- Morally wrong or evil; potentially dangerous.
DescendantsEdit
- English: injurious
ReferencesEdit
- “injūriǒus (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.