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hurtful

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hurt·ful  (hûrtfl)
adj.
Causing injury or suffering; damaging.

hurtful·ly adv.
hurtful·ness n.

hurtful [ˈhɜːtfʊl]
adj
causing distress or injury to say hurtful things
hurtfully  adv
hurtfulness  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"
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

hurtful
Translations
hurtful [ˈhɜːtfʊl] ADJ [remark] → hiriente; [act, behaviour] → ofensivo; [experience] → doloroso
hurtful [ˈhɜːrtfʊl] adj [remark] → blessant(e)
to be hurtful to sb [person] → être blessant(e) envers qn
hurtful
adj words, actionverletzend; it was very hurtful to himes verletzte ihn sehr; to say/do hurtful thingsVerletzendes sagen/tun
hurtful [ˈhɜːtfʊl] adj (upsetting, remark) → che fa male, 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.
Things are censured either as impossible, or irrational, or morally hurtful, or contradictory, or contrary to artistic correctness.
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.
 
 
 
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