What does "hurtful" mean?
Hurtful: Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct. -- Hurt"ful*ly, adv. -- Hurt"ful*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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