harmful

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[edit] Etymology

From harm +‎ -ful.

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harmful (comparative harmfuller or more harmful, superlative harmfullest or most harmful)

  1. of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious
    Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.

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  • Nouns to which "harmful" is often applied: effect, consequence, impact, influence, emission, chemical, ingredient, substance, gas, agent, additive, drug, radiation, dust, organism, plant, animal, insect, action, act, behavior, component, content, activity, interference, use.

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likely to be damaging

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