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hurtful

/ˈhɜɹtfʊl/adjective2 syllables

Hurtful means: harmful to living things.

Synonyms for hurtful9

adjective, as in harmful to living things

deleterious, injurious, harmful

adjective, as in causing hurt

unkind

also used for hurtful

pernicious, damaging, detrimental, inimical, mischievous

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What does hurtful mean?2

adjective

1

harmful to living things“deleterious chemical additives”

2

causing hurt“her hurtful unconsidered words”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Hurtful in a sentence

  • Insensitive remarks can be hurtful, especially if they come from close friends.Hybrid
  • Hate mail often contains exceptionally abusive, foul or otherwise hurtful language.CM
  • The glaring light is hurtful to the eyes.unknown
  • Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.Hybrid
  • Think twice before posting anything that could be harmful or hurtful.Amastan
  • The way you treated me was deeply hurtful.Nuel
  • Yuri said a bunch of other hurtful things.Amastan
  • A hurtful word continues to dig like a knife.AmarMecheri

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