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Injured vs Injurious - What's the difference?

injured | injurious |

As a verb injured

is past tense of injure.

As an adjective injurious is

causing physical harm or injury; harmful.

injured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (injure)
  • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "injured" is often applied: man, woman, child, worker, employee, patient, athlete, player, driver, passenger, victim, animal, horse, dog, bird, body, knee, ankle, back, muscle, tissue, leg, arm, hand, foot, head, eye, feelings.

    injurious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing physical harm or injury; harmful.
  • Causing harm to one's reputation; slanderous, libelous, invidious.
  • Synonyms

    * harmful; see also * slanderous, libelous, defamatory * See also

    Derived terms

    * injuriously * injuriousness