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Injurious vs Injuring - What's the difference?

injurious | injuring |

As an adjective injurious

is causing physical harm or injury; harmful.

As a verb injuring is

present participle of injure.

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

    injuring

    English

    Verb

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