causing damage or injury to someone or something, especially to a person's health or to the environment the harmful effects of alcohol the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays Many household products are potentially harmful. harmful to somebody/something Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth.
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NAmE//ˈhɑrmfəli//
adverb See harmful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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