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hurtful

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hurt·ful  (hûrtfl)
adj.
Causing injury or suffering; damaging.
hurtful·ly adv.
hurtful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hurtful - causing hurt; "her hurtful unconsidered words"
unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
2.hurtful - harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
deleterious, injurious
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
hurtful
adjective unkind, upsetting, distressing, mean, cutting, damaging, wounding, nasty, cruel, destructive, harmful, malicious, mischievous, detrimental, pernicious, spiteful, prejudicial, injurious, disadvantageous, maleficent
Translations
hurtful [ˈhəːtful] adj [remark etc] → hiriente, dañino
hurtful [ˈhəːtful] adj [remark] → blessant(e)
hurtful [ˈhəːtful] hurt adj → verletzend
hurtful [ˈhəːtful] adj [remark] → che ferisce


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I spoke of the many little things in the house that were now hurtful to me to look upon, and he clutched my hand, deeply moved, though it was another house with its little things he saw.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Things are censured either as impossible, or irrational, or morally hurtful, or contradictory, or contrary to artistic correctness.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
1843, comments on this passage as follows: "That great patron and Coryphaeus of this tribe, Nicolo Machiavel, laid down this for a master rule in his political scheme: 'That the show of religion was helpful to the politician, but the reality of it hurtful and pernicious.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
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