Hypertext Webster Gateway: "detrimental"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Detrimental \Det`ri*men"tal\, a.
Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.

Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor.
--Addison.

Syn: Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous;
mischievous; pernicious.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

detrimental
adj : (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury;
"damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's
coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the
defendant" [syn: {damaging}, {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}]


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