schadelijk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deleterious adjective Causing harm or damage, especially gradually and to health, an environment or a system.
- detriment noun Harm or damage, especially as a drawback or cost of something else.
- detrimental adj Causing harm or damage.
- harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
- inimical adjective Tending to harm something or make it impossible; working against it.
- maleficent adj Causing harm, especially through evil intent.
- noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
- pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
- untoward adjective Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.
Senses
schadelijk is used for these senses in English:
- deleterious (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
- detriment Harm, hurt, damage.
- detrimental Causing damage or harm.
- harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- inimical Harmful in effect.
- maleficent Harmful or evil in intent or effect.
- pernicious Causing much harm in a subtle way.
- pernicious Causing death or injury; deadly.