injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs 
1
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injurious to health
2
: abusive, defamatory
speak not injurious words—
George Washington
George Washington
injuriously
adverb
injuriousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of injurious in a Sentence
The decision has had an injurious effect.
inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
Recent Examples on the Web
This court decision is profoundly more disturbing and injurious.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Natalie Leonard, 28, was hit with a slew of charges for the Monday crash, including reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, acting in a manner injurious to a child and DWI.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
But last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Mckesson’s appeal, which is baffling in light of earlier decisions where the court protected organizers of demonstrations from being sued for unlawful or injurious acts by others.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
Cordero was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and violent behavior, obstructing government administration and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for injurious 
Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Natalie Leonard, 28, was hit with a slew of charges for the Monday crash, including reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, acting in a manner injurious to a child and DWI.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
But last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Mckesson’s appeal, which is baffling in light of earlier decisions where the court protected organizers of demonstrations from being sued for unlawful or injurious acts by others.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
Cordero was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and violent behavior, obstructing government administration and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for injurious
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'injurious.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near injurious
Cite this Entry
“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injurious. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: causing injury : harmful
injurious to health
injuriously
adverb
Medical Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injurious to health
injuriously
adverb
Legal Definition
injurious
adjective
in·ju·ri·ous
in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs
: inflicting or tending to inflict injury
injuriously
adverb
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share