injurious
English
WOTD – 15 March 2016
Etymology
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʒʊəɹɪəs/, /ɪnˈdʒɔːɹɪəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʒʊɹi.əs/, /ɪnˈdʒɝi.əs/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧ju‧ri‧ous
Adjective
injurious (comparative more injurious, superlative most injurious)
- Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
Synonyms
- scathel, harmful, hurtful; see also Thesaurus:harmful
- defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous; see also Thesaurus:defamatory
Derived terms
Translations
causing injury
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causing harm to one's reputation
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; equivalent to injurie + -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˌdʒiu̯ˈriuːs/, /inˈdʒiu̯rius/
Adjective
injurious (rare, Late Middle English)
- (of speech) Rude, offensive, distasteful.
- Morally wrong or evil; potentially dangerous.
Descendants
- English: injurious
References
- “injūriǒus (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.
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