The meaning of INJURIOUS is inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental. How to use injurious in a sentence.

Both injurious and non-injurious falls are a frequent occurrence resulting in potentially devastating physical and social consequences.

Definition of injurious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

INJURIOUS definition: harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect. See examples of injurious used in a sentence.

1. Causing or tending to cause injury; harmful: eating habits that are injurious to one's health. 2. Offensive or insulting; hurtful: made injurious statements about his rival.

Nov 16, 2025 · injurious (rare, Late Middle English) (of speech) Rude, offensive, distasteful. Morally wrong or evil; potentially dangerous.

Anything injurious is dangerous. At a construction site, almost anything could be injurious, if you don't know what you're doing (or even if you do). Falling off a ladder could be very injurious. …

Something that is injurious to someone or to their health or reputation is harmful or damaging to them.

The decision has had an injurious effect. They have been injuriously affected by the decision.

a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride. wrong or injustice done or suffered. Law any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of …