injuriously
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a harmful or damaging manner: Acting or occurring in a way that causes injury, detriment, or damage.
- In a slanderous or defamatory manner: Acting or speaking in a way that harms someone's reputation.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The chemical reacted injuriously with the metal, causing it to corrode.
- He spoke injuriously about his former colleague, spreading false rumors.
- Smoking acts injuriously upon the lungs over time.
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal or legal contexts: Often describes actions or effects that cause measurable harm or constitute a tort.
- The company was found to have operated injuriously to the public interest.
- Used to modify verbs of effect or influence: Commonly paired with verbs like "affect," "act (upon)," or "speak."
- The policy impacted the community injuriously.
Variants and Related Words
- Injurious (adjective): Causing or likely to cause damage or harm.
- An injurious substance.
- Injury (noun): An instance of being harmed or damaged.
- He suffered a serious injury.
Synonyms
- Harmfully: In a way that causes harm.
- Detrimentally: In a way that causes detriment or loss.
- Deleteriously: In a way that causes gradual harm or damage (more formal).
- Damagingly: In a way that causes damage.
Antonyms
- Beneficially: In a helpful or favorable manner.
- Harmlessly: Without causing harm.
- Advantageously: In a way that provides an advantage or benefit.
Related Phrases and Constructions
- To act injuriously upon/to: A formal construction describing a harmful effect.
- The medication can act injuriously upon the liver if misused.
- To speak injuriously of: To make harmful, defamatory statements about someone.
- The law prohibits speaking injuriously of public figures without evidence.
Adverb
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in an injurious manner
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