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Antonyms for hurtful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hurt-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɜrt fəl



Definition of hurtful

Origin :
  • "harmful," mid-15c., from hurt (n.) + -ful. Related: Hurtfully; hurtfulness.
  • adj injurious, cruel
Example sentences :
  • It can be hurtful to none, said Luther, to acknowledge and confess their sins.
  • Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
  • Even their prayers are hurtful to him, until he have made his own.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • But the lover is not only hurtful to his love; he is also an extremely disagreeable companion.
  • Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
  • Or may we suppose that hunger will remain while men and animals remain, but not so as to be hurtful?
  • Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
  • Are they not profitable when they are rightly used, and hurtful when they are not rightly used?
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • Is not that, on the other hand, to be regarded as evil and hurtful?
  • Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
  • But courage is a good thing, and mere endurance may be hurtful and injurious.
  • Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
  • The good are the beneficial, and the bad are the hurtful, and we should choose the one and avoid the other.
  • Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
  • It may be hurtful to the man who nourishes it and dangerous to society.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • It was like a thrust in the high lines, and its hurtful violence staggered me.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for hurtful

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