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harmful

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harm·ful  (härmfl)
adj.
Causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.

harmful·ly adv.
harmful·ness n.

harmful [ˈhɑːmfʊl]
adj
causing or tending to cause harm; injurious
harmfully  adv
harmfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage
malign - evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"
destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
offensive - causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
toxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"

harmful
Translations
harmful [ˈhɑːmfʊl] ADJ [substance, chemical] → dañino, nocivo; [effects, consequences] → perjudicial, pernicioso; (to reputation) → perjudicial (to para) tobacco is harmful to the healthel tabaco perjudica seriamente la salud
the chemical is not harmful to plantsel producto químico no es nocivo para or no daña las plantas

harmful [ˈhɑːrmfʊl] adj [substance, bacteria] → nuisible; [effects] → nuisible
harmful chemicals → des produits chimiques nuisibles
to be harmful to sb/sth (physically)nuire à qn/qch

harmful
adjschädlich (to für); remarksverletzend; harmful to one’s healthgesundheitsschädlich

harmful [ˈhɑːmfʊl] adj harmful (to)dannoso/a (a), nocivo/a (a)
harmful [ˈhɑːmfʊl] adj harmful (to)dannoso/a (a), nocivo/a (a)

harmful مؤذى škodlivý skadelig schädlich επιβλαβής nocivo vahingollinen nuisible štetan dannoso 有害な 유해한 schadelijk skadelig szkodliwy prejudicial вредный skadlig เป็นอันตราย zararlı có hại 有害的


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I have an adored, a priceless mother, and two or three friends- you among them- and as for the rest I only care about them in so far as they are harmful or useful.
The illiberality of parents, in allowance towards their children, is an harmful error; makes them base; acquaints them with shifts; makes them sort with mean company; and makes them surfeit more when they come to plenty.
"If I did harmful or silly things, I'd thank you for telling me of them, and I'd try to mend my ways," answered Rose heartily.
 
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