injurious Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite harmful to living things
deleterious; hurtful.
- deleterious chemical additives

L. injuriousus, injurius; cf. F. injurieux. See Injury.

Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. Obs. Milton.
Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were free. Shak.
Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental; mischievous; as, acts injurious to health, credit, reputation, property, etc.
Without being injurious to the memory of our English Pindar. Dryden.
Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous; baneful; deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.