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injuriousness

injuriousness noun: the quality of being injurious.

Noun

injuriousness (countable and uncountable, plural injuriousnesses)

  1. The quality of being injurious.
    • Congress entertained an opinion of its injuriousness to the character of the Indians, and passed laws excluding it.1851, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers
    • It is clear that some form of selection must always co-operate in degeneration, such as economy of growth, which he hardly notices except as a possible but not a necessary factor, or actual injuriousness.1916, James Marchant, Alfred Russel Wallace= Letters and Reminiscences Vol 2 (of 2)

injuriousness meaning in Tamil

injuriousness in Tamil

நொய்ம்மை

Forms of injuriousness

pluralinjuriousnesses

Origin of injuriousness

From injurious + -ness.

Questions about injuriousness

What does injuriousness mean?
Injuriousness means the quality of being injurious.
What is injuriousness in Tamil?
Injuriousness in Tamil is நொய்ம்மை. See Injuriousness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is injuriousness?
Injuriousness is a noun.
What is the plural of injuriousness?
The plural of injuriousness is injuriousnesses.

Words near injuriousness in the dictionary

  1. injuried
  2. injuries
  3. injuring
  4. injurious
  5. injuriously
  6. injuriousness
  7. injuriousnesses
  8. injury
  9. injury current
  10. injury currents
  11. injury potential

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