The difference between Baneful and Hurtful
When used as adjectives, baneful means exceedingly harmful, whereas hurtful means tending to impair or damage.
check bellow for the other definitions of Baneful and Hurtful
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Baneful as an adjective:
Exceedingly harmful; causing harm, death, ruin.
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Baneful as an adjective:
Deadly or sinister.
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Baneful as an adjective:
Portending disaster.
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Baneful as an adjective (archaic):
Poisonous.
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Hurtful as an adjective:
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
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Hurtful as an adjective:
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.