strychnic

/ ˈstrɪknɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or derived from strychnine

Example Sentences

He descends to earth, where Heinlein puts him through a Voltairian gavotte full of broad satire at the expense of organized religion, and teaches him strychnic cynicism about human nature.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I guess you all know the fellow on my right," said the TV announcer, and �sure enough�the man with the California tan and the strychnic smile was Arnold Palmer, 34, the No. 1 money-winner in golf.

From Time Magazine Archive