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deleterious, hurtful, injurious

adj. harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"

evil, harmful, injurious

adj. tending to cause great harm

destructive

adj. causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

unwholesome

adj. detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"

bad

adj. having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

bad, risky, high-risk, speculative

adj. not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"

bad, unfit, unsound

adj. physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"

baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent

adj. exceedingly harmful

fatal, fateful

adj. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"

deadly, deathly, mortal

adj. causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

somber, sombre, serious

adj. (unplayful)

furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

malevolent

adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

discriminatory, invidious

adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons"

malignant

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

poisonous, toxicant

adj. having the qualities or effects of a poison

poisonous, venomous, vicious

adj. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

unhealthy

adj. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy

adj. detrimental to health

abusive

adj. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"

bad

adj. capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"

calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous

adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

cataclysmal, cataclysmic

adj. severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake"

catastrophic, ruinous

adj. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"

counterproductive

adj. tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

prejudicial, prejudicious

adj. tending to favor preconceived ideas; "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"

insidious, pernicious, subtle

adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

mischievous

adj. deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"

nocent

adj. having a tendency to cause harm

stabbing, wounding

adj. causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"

malignant

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

malignant

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

beneficial, good

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

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