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prejudicial
What does prejudicial mean?
prejudicial (adjective): causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use prejudicial in a sentence?
- The reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
What are synonyms of prejudicial?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “prejudicial” mean?
causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious
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marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
Not quite: that's what intimate means.
full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry
Not quite: that's what jolly means.
inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions
Not quite: that's what uncompromising means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “prejudicial”?
dominant
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imperial
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handsome
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damaging
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