prejudicial
causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
Origin of prejudicial
1Other words from prejudicial
- prej·u·di·cial·ly, adverb
- prej·u·di·cial·ness, noun
- non·prej·u·di·cial, adjective
- non·prej·u·di·cial·ly, adverb
- un·prej·u·di·cial, adjective
- un·prej·u·di·cial·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with prejudicial
- prejudiced, prejudicial
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How to use prejudicial in a sentence
So when he read that Stan was an FBI agent, “I dismissed it, prejudicially.”
‘The Americans’: Noah Emmerich on Playing Stan Beeman, ‘Jane Got a Gun,’ and More | Jason Lynch | May 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMephibosheth, how prejudicially soever misrepresented, yet rejoiceth that the King is come in Peace to his own house.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonHe suppressed a tax on cattle, which acted prejudicially on breeding and grazing; and he introduced clover into the grass-lands.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) | John MorleyShell-shock victims are always prejudicially affected by air raids.
The Shrieking Pit | Arthur J. Rees"But such a constant change of masters must operate very prejudicially upon the children themselves," said Werner.
The wanderings and fortunes of some German emigrants | Friedrich Gerstcker
In a word, all that could prejudicially affect his nervous system is vigorously excluded from his table.
Godfrey Morgan | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for prejudicial
/ (ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃəl) /
causing prejudice; detrimental or damaging
Derived forms of prejudicial
- prejudicially, adverb
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