harmfully

«harmfully» in Mova's school dictionary: In a way that causes harm or damage — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (harmfully)

meaning for a pupil

In a way that causes harm or damage. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons: chemicals or habits that act harmfully on the body or environment. In formal writing: «substances that may act harmfully».

examples

• Some chemicals act harmfully on plants. tree →
• Too much sun can affect your skin harmfully. tree →
• Plastic waste harmfully affects sea life. tree →
• He behaved harmfully towards others. tree →
• Smoke harmfully affects your lungs. tree →
• Litter harmfully changes the habitat. tree →

note

From harmful + ly. Opposite: harmlessly. Rare in speech; people usually say «is harmful to».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «harmfully» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.