Hurtful Definition

hûrtfəl
adjective
Causing hurt; specif., wounding the feelings.
Hurtful remarks.
Webster's New World
Damaging or harmful.
An incident that was hurtful to his career.
American Heritage

Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.

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Origin of Hurtful

  • hurt +‎ -ful

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Hurtful Sentence Examples

  • The other side to this coin is that he tends to have a quick temper as well, and unfortunately, this can often lead to him saying hurtful things.

  • Some hurtful rumors are circulating that Murphy's passing was due to drugs or a rumored eating disorder, but the exact cause of death will not be known until the autopsy results are complete.

  • They may think back to a time when they said something hurtful to the parent and think that their words or thoughts caused the parent's death.

  • Cybersex and casual encounters don't seem as hurtful, to some people, as having an affair.

  • Likewise, most guys just aren't good at mind reading; they have to be told, explicitly what they are doing that is wrong or hurtful.

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