injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs 
1
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injurious to health
2
: abusive, defamatory
speak not injurious words—
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injuriously
adverb
injuriousness
noun
Synonyms
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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There are at least 15 other active cases focused on similar claims involving Tesla incidents where Autopilot or its FSD — Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — had been in use just before a fatal or injurious crash.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
In the Regulatory Reform Act of 2024, also known as Senate Bill 607, for injurious actions to public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities, those convicted will be ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 in addition to the Class C felony.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
Send any news, comments, injurious mushroom recipes, and livestreams of Disney’s accounting department to talk@qz.com.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Under the countervailing duty law, similar relief is granted when imports are found to be injurious and specifically subsidized by foreign governments.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
In the Regulatory Reform Act of 2024, also known as Senate Bill 607, for injurious actions to public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities, those convicted will be ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 in addition to the Class C felony.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
Send any news, comments, injurious mushroom recipes, and livestreams of Disney’s accounting department to talk@qz.com.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Under the countervailing duty law, similar relief is granted when imports are found to be injurious and specifically subsidized by foreign governments.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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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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