hurtful
Example Sentences
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An actor for almost four decades, Lillard says he has built up a thick skin, but the comments were hurtful.
From Los Angeles Times
As hurtful as those comments were, what made things worse was that as she said them, Magic was lifting up C.C.’s wings and looking under them.
From Literature
His remarks were picked up by a nearby microphone and Jackson later apologised for his "crude and hurtful remarks".
From BBC
"That's not the same as occasionally losing your temper with your child or saying something hurtful in the heat of the moment. It's something that is sustained over time," he says.
From BBC
You need to say that you will do whatever it takes to heal the specific ways that you have been hurtful.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
