Icy vs Hurtful - What's the difference?
icy | hurtful | Related terms |
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.
* 1649 : , Eikonoklastes
* 1890 : George Henry Rohé, Text-book of hygiene
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
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Icy is a related term of hurtful.
As adjectives the difference between icy and hurtful
is that icy is pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty while hurtful is tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.icy
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* * ----hurtful
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* hurtfull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 .