injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs 
1
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injurious to health
2
: abusive, defamatory
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injuriously
adverb
injuriousness
noun
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Examples of injurious in a Sentence
The decision has had an injurious effect.
inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
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The charges include recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public and violating the social host ordinance.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
The members of Phi Kappa Psi were charged with at least one felony each, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
—Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
All of the fraternity members, including Larsen, received at least one felony charge, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
They were each charged with at least one felony, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
The members of Phi Kappa Psi were charged with at least one felony each, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
—Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
All of the fraternity members, including Larsen, received at least one felony charge, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
They were each charged with at least one felony, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: causing injury : harmful
injurious to health
injuriously
adverb
Medical Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injurious to health
injuriously
adverb
Legal Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injuriously
adverb
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