harmful
/ˈhɑɹmfl̩/
adjective
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
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Adjective 1 meaning
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
“Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English harmful, from Old English *hearmful (suggested by hearmfullīċ (“harmful; hurtful”)), equivalent to harm + -ful. Cognate with German harmvoll, Danish harmfuld, Swedish harmfull.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
injuriousdamagingdeleteriousdetrimentalhurtfulinimicalmischievousnocent
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HARMFUL at a glance
HARMFUL has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + R 1 + M 3 + F 4 + U 1 + L 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,343 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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