different between incurious vs injurious

English

Etymology

From Latin inc?ri?sus (“careless”), from in- (“un-”) and c?ri?sus (“careful”). Attested since the 1560s, originally meaning ‘heedless and negligent.’ The sense of ‘uninquisitive’ dates from the 1610s, and the sense of ‘unworthy of attention’ from 1747.

Adjective

incurious (comparative more incurious, superlative most incurious)

1. Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
2. Apathetic or indifferent.

Translations

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin ini?ri?sus; analysable as injury +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?d??????s/, /?n?d??????s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?d???i.?s/, /?n?d??i.?s/
• Hyphenation: in?ju?ri?ous

Adjective

injurious (comparative more injurious, superlative most injurious)

1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
2. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

Synonyms

• scathel, harmful, hurtful; see also Thesaurus:harmful
• defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous; see also Thesaurus:defamatory

Derived terms

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• injuryos

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin ini?ri?sus; equivalent to injurie +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?d?iu??riu?s/, /in?d?iu?rius/

Adjective

injurious (rare, Late Middle English)

1. (of speech) Rude, offensive, distasteful.
2. Morally wrong or evil; potentially dangerous.

Descendants

• English: injurious

References

• “inj?ri?us, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.