harmful
Etymology

From Middle English harmful, from Old English *hearmful (suggested by hearmfullīċ ("harmful; hurtful")), equivalent to harm + -ful.

Cognate with German harmvoll, Danish harmfuld, Swedish harmfull.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈhɑːmfl̩/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/
Adjective

harmful (comparative harmfuller, superlative harmfullest)

  1. Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
    Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.
    Smoking is harmful to the lungs.
    Burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment.
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