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

—George Washington

injuriously adverb

injuriousness noun

Synonyms

• adverse
• bad
• baleful
• baneful
• damaging
• dangerous
• deleterious
• detrimental
• evil
• harmful
• hurtful
• ill
• mischievous
• nocuous
• noxious
• pernicious
• prejudicial
• wicked

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Synergy Marine Group has been involved in multiple deadly and injurious accidents over the past five years. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024

Depriving adolescents of gender dysphoria therapies, on the other hand, can be severely injurious to the patient’s physical and mental health. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

To help, however, would obviously be injurious to her dignity, far more than the present situation is to his. —Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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