adj
injurious
ihn-JOOR-rih-uhs
adj
1
Causing physical harm.
"Smoking is injurious to your health."
"The chemical spill proved injurious to nearby wildlife."
2
Damaging to someone's reputation.
"The newspaper printed several injurious remarks about the politician."
How to Use Injurious
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHarmful — either to the body or to someone's good name.
When to use it
Fairly formal; "harmful" is the everyday equivalent.
Common pairings
injurious to health
injurious remarks
Word Forms
more injurious comparative, most injurious superlative
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Etymology
From Latin iniuriosus, "wrongful, injurious," from iniuria, "injustice."