Synonyms for hurtful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hurt-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɜrt fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for hurtful
Définition of hurtful
Origin :- "harmful," mid-15c., from hurt (n.) + -ful. Related: Hurtfully; hurtfulness.
- adj injurious, cruel
- It can be hurtful to none, said Luther, to acknowledge and confess their sins.
- Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
- Even their prayers are hurtful to him, until he have made his own.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- But the lover is not only hurtful to his love; he is also an extremely disagreeable companion.
- Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
- Or may we suppose that hunger will remain while men and animals remain, but not so as to be hurtful?
- Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
- Are they not profitable when they are rightly used, and hurtful when they are not rightly used?
- Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
- Is not that, on the other hand, to be regarded as evil and hurtful?
- Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
- But courage is a good thing, and mere endurance may be hurtful and injurious.
- Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
- The good are the beneficial, and the bad are the hurtful, and we should choose the one and avoid the other.
- Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
- It may be hurtful to the man who nourishes it and dangerous to society.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- It was like a thrust in the high lines, and its hurtful violence staggered me.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for hurtful
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