English word hurtful comes from English -ful, English hurt
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ful | English (eng) | Used to form adjectives from nouns. Full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.. Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”. Used to form nouns indicating a great deal of the quantity expressed by the noun. |
| hurt | English (eng) | Pained.. Wounded, physically injured. (intransitive) To be painful.. (transitive) To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.. (transitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.. (transitive) To undermine, impede, or damage. (archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.. (archaic) injury; damage; detriment; harm. (engineering) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the [...] |
| hurtful | English (eng) | Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury. |