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Webster 1913 Edition

Prejudicial

Prejˊu-di′cial

,
Adj.
[L.
praejudicialis
belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F.
préjudiciel
.]
1.
Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices;
as, to look with a
prejudicial
eye
.
[Obs.]
Holyday.
2.
Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental.
Hooker.
His going away . . . was most
prejudicial
and most ruinous to the king’s affairs.
Clarendon.
–
Prejˊu-di′cial-ly
,
adv.
–
Prejˊu-di′cial-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prejudicial

PREJUDI'CIAL

,
Adj.
Biased or blinded by prejudices; as a prejudicial eye. [Not in use.]
1.
Hurtful; mischievous; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental; tending to obstruct or impair. A high rate of interest is prejudicial to trade and manufactures. Intemperance is prejudicial to health.
His going away the next morning with all his troops, was most prejudicial to the king's affairs.
One of the young ladies reads while the others are at work; so that the learning of the family is not at all prejudicial to its manufactures.

Definition 2024

prejudicial

prejudicial

English

Adjective

prejudicial ‎(comparative more prejudicial, superlative most prejudicial)

  1. exhibiting prejudice or bias
  2. causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:harmful

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

prejudicial m, f ‎(plural prejudiciais, comparable)

  1. harmful
  2. prejudicial

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