injurious

Everyday

(formal) Causing harm or damage, as in «injurious to health». tree →

In the lessons

Used in formal and legal writing and exam texts: «Smoking is injurious to health.» Everyday words are «harmful» or «bad for». It tells the reader something does damage.

Examples

• Smoking is injurious to your health. tree →
• Loud noise can be injurious to hearing. tree →
• The chemicals were injurious to the fish. tree →
• Lack of sleep is injurious to learning. tree →
• The judge said the words were injurious to his good name. tree →

Note

Formal; prefer «harmful» in everyday writing. Related: injury, injure. Ends in «-ious».