Harmful: alternatives and connections

Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.

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Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.

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Bade.

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Bade.

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of Bruise

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of Bruise

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Containing calumny; slanderous.

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Containing calumny; slanderous.

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Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.

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Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.

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Of a pertaining to a catastrophe.

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Of a pertaining to a catastrophe.

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of Damage

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of Damage

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Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.

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Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.

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Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.

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Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.

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Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.

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Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.

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Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.

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Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.

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Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable.

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Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable.

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Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.

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Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.

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Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphl…

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Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphl…

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Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.

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Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.

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Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities.

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Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities.

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Quick; swift (to burn).

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Quick; swift (to burn).

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Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye.

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Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye.

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Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.

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Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.

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Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.

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Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.

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of Stab

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of Stab

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Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.

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Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.

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of Wound

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of Wound

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Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- ofte…

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Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- ofte…

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Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army…

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Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army…

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Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.

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Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.

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Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting t…

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Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting t…

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Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

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Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

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Alt. of Toxical

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Alt. of Toxical

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Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

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Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

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Bade.

Harmful overlaps with bad, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Bade.

Harmful specifically means causing damage or injury.

Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

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Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

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