harm´ful|ness

harm´ful|ness
harm|ful «HAHRM fuhl», adjective.
causing harm; injurious; hurtful: »

harmful slander. Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors (T. H. Huxley).

SYNONYM(S): detrimental, deleterious, pernicious.
harm´ful|ly, adverb.
harm´ful|ness, noun.

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  • harm´ful|ly — harm|ful «HAHRM fuhl», adjective. causing harm; injurious; hurtful: »harmful slander. Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors (T. H. Huxley). SYNONYM(S): detrimental, deleterious, pernicious. –harm´ful|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • harm|ful — «HAHRM fuhl», adjective. causing harm; injurious; hurtful: »harmful slander. Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors (T. H. Huxley). SYNONYM(S): detrimental, deleterious, pernicious. –harm´ful|ly, adverb. –harm´ful|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • bane´ful|ness — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …   Useful english dictionary

  • hurt´ful|ness — hurt|ful «HURT fuhl», adjective. causing hurt, harm, or damage; injurious: »Figurative. a mean and hurtful remark. SYNONYM(S): detrimental, prejudicial, pernicious, noxious, harmful. –hurt´ful|ly, adverb. –hurt´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • harm — harm·er; harm·ful; harm·ful·ly; harm·ful·ness; harm·less; harm·less·ly; harm·less·ness; harm; …   English syllables

  • bane´ful|ly — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …   Useful english dictionary

  • bane|ful — «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …   Useful english dictionary

  • hurt´ful|ly — hurt|ful «HURT fuhl», adjective. causing hurt, harm, or damage; injurious: »Figurative. a mean and hurtful remark. SYNONYM(S): detrimental, prejudicial, pernicious, noxious, harmful. –hurt´ful|ly, adverb. –hurt´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • hurt|ful — «HURT fuhl», adjective. causing hurt, harm, or damage; injurious: »Figurative. a mean and hurtful remark. SYNONYM(S): detrimental, prejudicial, pernicious, noxious, harmful. –hurt´ful|ly, adverb. –hurt´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • harmfulness — harm·ful·ness …   English syllables

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