harmful
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈhɑːmfl̩//
- United States//ˈhɑɹmfl̩//
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
adjective
- 1
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.
Smoking is harmful to the lungs.
Burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment.
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.
Forms
- comparative
- harmfuller, more harmful
- superlative
- harmfullest, most harmful
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