Harmful and Officinal

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Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

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Officinal is an antonym for harmful.

Nearby Words: harm, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harmlessly

Officinal adjective - Tending to cure disease or restore health.

Usage example: the discovery of officinal plants that continues to this day

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Harmful is an antonym for officinal.

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