Hurtful and Knowing

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Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

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Knowing and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knowing" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Knowing adjective - Having inside information.

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Hurtful and knowing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Knowing".

Nearby Words: know, known, knowingly

He has a hard time knowing where to draw the line and is often far more hurtful than he intends.

Source: The Gadfly
Chris declared that his words might have been a little hurtful, and sent the guy a replacement lamp and one of his stand-up specials on DVD (knowing that the guy very well might break them anyway).

Source: Series / @midnight

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