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hurtful (adj.)

"harmful, injurious," mid-15c., from hurt (n.) + -ful. Related: Hurtfully; hurtfulness.

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Definitions of hurtful from WordNet

hurtful (adj.)
causing hurt;
her hurtful unconsidered words
hurtful (adj.)
harmful to living things;
Synonyms: deleterious / injurious
From wordnet.princeton.edu