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Word entry · 7 letters

hurtful

Best crossword clue

"Causing pain"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɜːtfʊl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted fhlrtuuStarts with HEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2U3R4T5F6U7L

Definitions

  1. harmful to living things

Word origin

From hurt + -ful.

Used in a sentence

  • A good principle not rightly understood may prove as hurtful as a bad.
  • Well-cultivated soils are often healthy; nor at present has it been proved that the use of manure is hurtful.
  • Better yet, maybe she should call and apologize for all of the rude comments she spewed in the midst of her anger—hurtful comments that should never be spoken between a wife and her husband.

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