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poi·son·ous
 poisonous
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- pronunciation:
- poI
z
ns
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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 |
adverb + (adj.)poisonous
deep, highly, positively, potentially
(adj.)poisonous
+ noun
acid,
animal,
arsenic,
atmosphere,
beast,
bite,
blowfish,
brew,
butterfly,
carbon,
caterpillar,
chemical,
cloud,
cocktail,
compound,
cottonmouth,
creature,
dioxide,
duck,
dust,
envy,
fang,
flower,
fountain,
garbage,
gas,
glare,
green,
herb,
human,
hydrogen,
insect,
ivy,
liquid,
lizard,
mercury,
metal,
mine,
mordant,
mushroom,
one,
partisanship,
pen,
pesticide,
pit,
plant,
poison,
rattlesnake,
resentment,
root,
rumor,
sap,
sarin,
scorpion,
smoke,
snake,
snakebite,
solvent,
species,
spider,
stew,
substance,
sulfide,
sulfur,
sweetness,
tendril,
toad,
tomato,
touch,
toxin,
vapor,
venom,
viper,
waste,
weed
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| derivations: |
poisonously (adv.), poisonousness (n.) |
The word poisonous
contains the following part:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
  More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
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