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Webster 1913 Edition


Detrimental

Detˊri-men′tal

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Adj.
Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.
Syn. – Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous; mischievous; pernicious.

Webster 1828 Edition


Detrimental

DETRIMENTAL

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Adj.
Injurious; hurtful; causing loss or damage.
A spirit of speculation may be detrimental to regular commerce.

Definition 2024


detrimental

detrimental

English

Adjective

detrimental (comparative more detrimental, superlative most detrimental)

  1. Causing damage or harm.
    Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.

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  • detrimental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • detrimental in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911