different between prejudicial vs prejudical

English

Alternative forms

• prejudical, prejudicall (obsolete)

Adjective

prejudicial (comparative more prejudicial, superlative most prejudicial)

1. Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
2. Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
   • 2011, Minette Walters, The Scold's Bridle

     Were I to give you money, for whatever reason, it would be extremely prejudicial to your chances in court if you were unfortunate enough to appear there.

3. (law) Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.

Synonyms

• (causing harm): See also Thesaurus:harmful

Antonyms

• (law): probative

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

prejudicial m or f (plural prejudiciais, comparable)

1. harmful

   Synonyms: danoso, nocivo, daninho

2. prejudicial

Derived terms

• prejudicialidade
• prejudicialmente

Further reading

• “prejudicial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French préjudiciel.

Adjective

prejudicial m or n (feminine singular prejudicial?, masculine plural prejudiciali, feminine and neuter plural prejudiciale)

1. prejudicial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

pre- +? judicial

Adjective

prejudicial (plural prejudiciales)

1. prior to the administration of justice

See also

• perjudicial
• prejuiciado

Further reading

• “prejudicial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• prejudicial, prejudicall (obsolete)

Adjective

prejudical (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of prejudicial