"damageful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more damageful [comparative], most damageful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English damageful, equivalent to damage + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|damageful}} Middle English damageful, {{suffix|en|damage|ful|pos=adjective}} damage + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} damageful (comparative more damageful, superlative most damageful)
  1. (rare) Characterised by or causing damage; harmful Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-damageful-en-adj-DSJqJsDw Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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