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hurtful

/ˈhɜːtfʊl/ adjective

In Latin: noxius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hurtful at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Causing hurt.
    her hurtful unconsidered words
  2. Harmful to living things.
    deleterious chemical additives

Origin

From hurt + -ful.

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