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  • 11Harmful — Infobox musical artist Name = Harmful Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = Frankfurt, Germany Genre = Rock Alternative rock Noise rock Years active = 1992 ndash;present Label = Nois o lution URL = http://www.harmfulweb.de/ Current… …

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  • 12harmful — harm|ful [ˈha:mfəl US ˈha:rm ] adj causing or likely to cause harm ▪ the harmful effects of smoking ▪ harmful bacteria harmful to ▪ chemicals that are harmful to the environment …

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  • 13harmful — harm|ful [ harmfəl ] adjective * causing harm: The bacteria digest some of the harmful substances in the sewage. harmful effects/consequences harmful to: The fungus is not harmful to humans …

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  • 14harmful — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)mfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n Something that is harmful has a bad effect on something else, especially on a person s health. ...the harmful effects of smoking... It believed the affair was potentially harmful to British aviation.… …

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  • 15harmful — harmfully, adv. harmfulness, n. /hahrm feuhl/, adj. causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit. [bef. 1000; ME; OE hearmful. See HARM, FUL] Syn. hurtful, detrimental, damaging, deleterious. Ant. beneficial. * * …

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  • 16harmful — adjective causing or likely to cause harm: the harmful effects of smoking (+ to): chemicals that are harmful to the environment harmfully adverb harmfulness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17harmful — [ˈhɑːmf(ə)l] adj causing harm the harmful effects of cigarette smoke[/ex] The fungus is not harmful to humans.[/ex] …

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  • 18harmful — adjective of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight. Syn: injurious Ant: beneficial, harmless …

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  • 19harmful — adjective the harmful rays of the sun Syn: damaging, injurious, detrimental, dangerous, deleterious, unfavorable, negative, disadvantageous, unhealthy, unwholesome, hurtful, baleful, destructive; noxious, hazardous, poisonous, toxic, deadly …

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  • 20harmful — As used in connection with foods, means noxious, hurtful, pernicious, likely to cause illness or damage. See also adulteration As used in connection with errors committed at trial, it means that rights were seriously affected; an appellate court… …

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