Hurtful and Noxious

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Hurtful adjective – Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: the most hurtful thing you can do to this silk dress is put it in the dryer

Noxious is a synonym for hurtful in injurious topic. In some cases you can use "Noxious" instead an adjective "Hurtful", when it comes to topics like adverse, deleterious, unfavorable. popular alternative

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

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Noxious adjective – Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot

Hurtful is a synonym for noxious in injurious topic. You can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Noxious", if it concerns topics such as adverse, deadly, harmful, deleterious. popular alternative

Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously

example	hurtful example	noxious example
water	hurtful water	noxious water

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Noxious and Hurtful. (2016). Retrieved 2021, January 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurtful/noxious

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