Hurtful
Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Pejorative and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pejorative" instead an adjective "Hurtful".
Pejorative
Pejorative adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Hurtful and pejorative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Pejorative".
Nearby Word: pejoratively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- offensive and hurtful
- offensive and pejorative
- abusive and hurtful
- abusive and pejorative
- nasty and hurtful
- nasty and pejorative
- disadvantageous and hurtful
- disadvantageous and pejorative
- malicious and hurtful
- malicious and pejorative
- snide and hurtful
- snide and pejorative
- spiteful and hurtful
- spiteful and pejorative
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