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prejudicial — prej·u·di·cial /ˌpre jə di shəl/ adj: having the effect of prejudice: as a: tending to injure or impair rights such a transfer would be prejudicial to other creditors b: leading to a decision or judgment on an improper basis the evidence was… … Law dictionary
interceptive — adj. tending to intercept; tending to obstruct or delay; interrupting; causing to stop … English contemporary dictionary
Obstructive — Ob*struct ive, a. [Cf. F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. {Ob*struct ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obstructively — Obstructive Ob*struct ive, a. [Cf. F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. {Ob*struct ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prejudicial — Prej u*di cial, a. [L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. pr[ e]judiciel.] [1913 Webster] 1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] Holyday. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prejudicially — Prejudicial Prej u*di cial, a. [L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. pr[ e]judiciel.] [1913 Webster] 1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] Holyday. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prejudicialness — Prejudicial Prej u*di cial, a. [L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. pr[ e]judiciel.] [1913 Webster] 1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] Holyday. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obstructive — [əb struk′tiv] adj. obstructing or tending to obstruct obstructively adv. obstructiveness n. * * * See obstructer. * * * … Universalium
inimical — [ɪ nɪmɪk(ə)l] adjective tending to obstruct or harm; hostile. Derivatives inimically adverb Origin C16: from late L. inimicalis, from L. inimicus (see enemy) … English new terms dictionary
inimical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tending to obstruct or harm; hostile. DERIVATIVES inimically adverb. ORIGIN Latin inimicalis, from inimicus enemy … English terms dictionary
