Harmful and Wrong

Harmful

Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Wrong and harmful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Harmful".

Wrong

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Harmful and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harmful" instead an adjective "Wrong".

Both words in one sentence

  • Men Are Tough Females Are More Innocent: Women are incapable of doing anything wrong or harmful unless influenced by a man.
    Source: Men Are Tough
  • Harmful Healing: Healing magic (especially if done wrong/by an inexperienced unicorn) caries a high risk of causing cancer, so most avoid using it unless they have no choice.
  • Wrong Genre Savvy: Aureliano Babilonia and Amaranta Úrsula were both raised to believe that Aureliano Babilonia was adopted, therefore thinking that being each other's Victorious Childhood Friends, screwing each other and having a child would have no harmful consequences.
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