prejudicious adj 1: tending to favor preconceived ideas; "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population" [syn: {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}] 2: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: {damaging}, {detrimental}, {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}]