Definition
hurtful: causing offense, sadness or emotional harm
What you said to me was very hurtful.
to hurt: to damage, to injure, to harm; to make suffer, to make a person feel bad
I hurt myself. I hit my arm on the door.
Does it hurt? Are you in pain?
What he said really hurt me. His words were very cruel and now I feel bad.
This is an irregular verb:
I hurt / I hurt / I have hurt
- "Hurtful words can suck our turds, 'cause it's PC for me"
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