The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
adj. Detrimental; injurious.
adj. Causing or tending to preconceived judgment or convictions: Jurors were told not to read the newspapers to avoid being exposed to prejudicial publicity for the defendant.
adj. causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices.
adj. Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to prejudice or prejudgment; prejudiced; biased.
Causing prejudice or injury; hurtful; detrimental; disadvantageous.
Synonyms Deleterious, damaging.
To prejudice; injure; harm.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
adj. tending to favor preconceived ideas
Word Usage
"The accused man sat in the dock with his back to us, while his defense lawyer complained about what he called prejudicial behavior by the prosecution."