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Injurious, Injurius, adj. Also: injurieous, -jurios, -jurriouse, -jourious; injuryus, -gurius; injuries. [Late ME. injuryous (1484, Caxton), OF. injurieux, L. injūriōsus.]

1. Injurious or offensive in words; abusive, contumelious, insulting. a. Of the persons. b. Of the speeches.The usual Sc. sense: cf. OF. paroles injurieuses.a. 1456 Hay II. 99/21.
Kepe to be nocht irefull na injurious aganis thame
a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 496.
Schrewit and iniurius
1513 Doug. ix. iii. 72.
Quhen Turnus thus in hys iniuryus heit Admonyst hes hys pepill
1671 Corshill Baron Ct. 98.
Witnesses … deponed that both thame wer injurious to other, being drunk and calling other … knaves
b. 1456 Hay I. 287/9.
Injurious langage
Ib. 287/13.
And [= if] the wordis be injurious and dishonourable, … and he persevere in his outrageous langage
a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 284.
Cresseid … Ane blind goddes hir cald … With sclander and defame iniurious
1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 27.
That scho say na displesour nor iniurious language till Thomas Wauhope
1545 Elgin Rec. I. 84.
Gif sche beis fundin flytand or sayand sic iniurius vordis to ony persoun
1562 Inverness Rec. I. 95.
Iniourious wordis
1569 St. A. Kirk S. 329.
[He] callit hir blarit carling, wytht mony utheris injuries wordis
1584 Perth Kirk S. 248.
He giving injurious talk to the minister
1613 Conv. Burghs II. 429.
[To] call any ane vther ane … lowne or sic iniurious langage
1615 Inverness Rec. II. 131.
Most injurriouse and deteistabil language

2. Injurious generally, inflicting wrong or hurt. 1456 Hay II. 54/16.
For knycht injurius is inymy of justice
1533 Boece iii. vii. 102.
Thareftir regnit Metellane … in grete pece … , to nane iniurios [L. injurius]
c1575 Balfour Pract. 680.
Gif the sone be injurious to the father, in word or deid, that member that offendis … sall be cuttit fra him
1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 9.
In this his iniurious intention and wicked interpryis

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