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Injurious Pronunciation
Injurious is pronounced in-JUU-ree-uhs, IPA /ˌɪnˈdʒʊriəs/.
in-JUU-ree-uhs
US /ˌɪnˈdʒʊriəs/ · UK /ɪnˈdʒɔːrɪəs/
Syllables: in · JUU · ree · uhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Causing harm or damage.
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Injurious in a Sentence
- The report called the delay injurious to public health.
- Nothing in the agreement is injurious to staff.
- Smoke from the fire proved injurious to the crops.
Common Mispronunciations of Injurious
Not in-JER-ee-uhs
Injury flattens its middle vowel, but this adjective opens it into a rounded juu, close to the oo of book.
Not IN-juu-ree-uhs
Only the second of the four beats is loud, and that is JUU.
Tip: Americans say in-JUU-ree-uhs, British speakers often in-JAW-ree-uhs, and both are standard.
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