hurtful
hurtful · more hurtful · most hurtful
шкідливий, вадливий
вредный, обидный, пагубный
schädlich
Tending to impair or damageTending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
UK/ˈhɜːtfʊl/US/ˈhɜɹtfʊl/
» What a hurtful thing to say!
Meaning
2 sensesTending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
вредныйvrednyj, пагубныйpagubnyj
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating.
обидныйobidnyj
causing hurt
Examples
44 sentencesWhat a hurtful thing to say!
That was very hurtful.
ruЭто принесло много ущерба.
Ziri said some very hurtful things.
Saying hurtful things about others is wrong.
deEs gehört sich nicht, andere verbal zu verletzen.
The consequences of cheating are extremely hurtful.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
tending to impair or damage:
tending to hurt someone's feelings:
Origin
From hurt + -ful.From hurt + -ful.
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Forms
more hurtful, most hurtful| Comparative | more hurtful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hurtful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonymsharmfulA2detrimentalC1perniciousdamagingdeleteriousinimicalinjuriousmischievousnocentnocuousnoxiousnoisomeprejudicialscathand
Close in meaning
- harmful to living things:deleteriousinjurious
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedunhurtful
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form