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Meanings of more hurtful in English

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Usage of more hurtful in English
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The fact that my father was a clergyman made matters more hurtful.
The Irish Times
2
And to have it directed at me was even more hurtful.
The Guardian
3
She couldn't bear any more heartbreak, any more hurtful words.
Rakes and radishes
4
Such rents are always more hurtful to the tenant than beneficial to the landlord.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
5
But at times his wit was more hurtful than amusing.
The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
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Nothing can be more hurtful for any people than to dwell upon repulsive things.
Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading / A compendium of...
7
On the whole, the influence of John had been more hurtful than useful to Jesus.
The Life of Jesus
8
One lie from a truthful man is more hurtful than all the lies of a liar.
Cobwebs and Cables
9
Nothing can be more hurtful to a youth than to have his soul sodden with pleasure.
Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance
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Know thou that the love of thyself is more hurtful to thee than anything in the world.
The Imitation of Christ
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But it was difficult to explain: explanations of the kind are generally more hurtful than the original offence.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
12
It would have been more hurtful if, say, his trousers had fallen down in the House of Commons.
The Guardian
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Thus doing is proved by the testimony of Polus himself to be worse or more hurtful than suffering.
Gorgias
14
There is nothing more hurtful to our own minds and hearts than a domineering, contemptuous frame of mind.
Town and Country Sermons
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Nothing can be more hurtful to science than the dogmatic assumption that the hypothesis most in fashion is scientific.
Homer and His Age
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She had provoked all that with just her one word, which was clearly more hurtful than sticks or stones.
Labyrinth
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