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poi·son·ous
 poisonous
- pronunciation:
- poI
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- features:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
filled with or containing poison.
- antonyms:
- antidotal
- similar words:
- mephitic, toxic, venomous, virulent
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| definition 2: |
injurious; destructive; deadly.
poisonous to root crops- synonyms:
- lethal, noxious, toxic, virulent
- antonyms:
- antidotal, harmless
- similar words:
- baneful, deadly, deleterious, destructive, fell, inimical, pernicious, pestilent
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| definition 3: |
full of malice; vicious; venomous.
She wrote a poisonous letter but decided not to send it.- synonyms:
- malicious, venomous, vicious
- similar words:
- baleful, cruel, malevolent, malign, pernicious, spiteful, vindictive, viperous, virulent
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| related words: |
deadly, impure, inimical |
| derivations: |
poisonously (adv.), poisonousness (n.) |
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