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poisonous
[ poi-zuh-nuhs ]
adjective
- full of or containing poison:
poisonous air; a poisonous substance.
- harmful; destructive:
poisonous to animals; poisonous rumors.
- deeply malicious; malevolent:
poisonous efforts.
poisonous
/ ˈpɔɪzənəs /
adjective
- having the effects or qualities of a poison
- capable of killing or inflicting injury; venomous
- corruptive or malicious
Derived Forms
- ˈpoisonousness, noun
- ˈpoisonously, adverb
Other Words From
- poison·ous·ly adverb
- poison·ous·ness noun
- non·poison·ous adjective
- non·poison·ous·ly adverb
- non·poison·ous·ness noun
- semi·poison·ous adjective
- semi·poison·ous·ly adverb
- un·poison·ous adjective
- un·poison·ous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of poisonous1
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Example Sentences
Newspapers are back to using words like toxic, deadly and poisonous in their main headlines.
Hegseth, who has questioned whether women should be allowed to serve in combat, rails in the book against “diverse recruits, pumped full of vaccines and even more poisonous ideologies.”
What they will reap will likely be poisonous.
It’s hard to imagine living in that world now, where poisonous air kills children, your backyard garden, crops and even motorists who crash due to the blinding smog.
There are about 250 varieties of poisonous wild mushrooms found across North America, according to the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control.
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