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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prejudicial \Prej`u*di"cial\, a. [L. praejudicialis belonging to
a preceding judgment: cf. F. pr['e]judiciel.]
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1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look
with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] --Holyday.
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2. Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious;
disadvantageous; detrimental. --Hooker.
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His going away . . . was most prejudicial and most
ruinous to the king's affairs. --Clarendon.
[1913 Webster] -- {Prej`u*di"cial*ly}, adv. --
{Prej`u*di"cial*ness}, n.
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