different between biting vs hurtful
biting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?t??/
- Rhymes: -a?t??
Verb
biting
- present participle of bite
Noun
biting (plural bitings)
- An instance of something being bitten.
Derived terms
- nail biting, nailbiting
Translations
Adjective
biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)
- Causing a stinging sensation.
- a biting wind
- Cutting or incisive.
- a biting criticism
- Tending to bite.
- a biting insect
Translations
Derived terms
- bitingly
- nail-biting, nailbiting
Danish
Etymology
From bi- (“by-”) +? ting (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biten?/, [?b?it?e??]
- Rhymes: -e??
Noun
biting c (singular definite bitingen, plural indefinite biting)
- a matter of secondary importance
Usage notes
Almost always used in the indefinite form.
Inflection
Synonyms
- bagatel
biting From the web:
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hurtful
English
Alternative forms
- hurtfull (archaic)
Etymology
hurt +? -ful
Adjective
hurtful (comparative more hurtful, superlative most hurtful)
- Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
- 1649: John Milton, Eikonoklastes
- A good principle not rightly understood may prove as hurtful as a bad.
- 1890: George Henry Rohé, Text-book of hygiene
- Well-cultivated soils are often healthy; nor at present has it been proved that the use of manure is hurtful.
- 1649: John Milton, Eikonoklastes
- Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
Synonyms
- (tending to impair or damage): pernicious, harmful, baneful, prejudicial, detrimental, disadvantageous, mischievous, injurious, noxious, unwholesome, destructive; see also Thesaurus:harmful
Related terms
- hurt
- hurtfully
- hurtfulness
Translations
References
- hurtful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- hurtful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hurtful at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- ruthful
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- what harmful
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- what harmful chemicals are in cigarettes
- what harmful chemicals are found in tobacco products
- what harmful chemicals are found in e-cigarettes
- what harmful chemicals are in plastic
- what harmful means
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