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Definition of "poisonous" []
- Capable of harming or killing by or as if by poison; toxic or venomous. (adjective)
- Containing a poison. (adjective)
- Marked by apparent ill will: "poisonous hate . . . in his eyes” ( Ernest Hemingway). (adjective)
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Use "poisonous" in a sentence
- ""To my thinking such teaching is not only erroneous, it is positively poisonous -- yes, _poisonous_!""
- "Churkin, angrily denied what he called poisonous, unsourced reports on the Internet aimed at subverting Russia's relationship with Arab countries in the aftermath of the Security Council veto."
- "I noticed something in the video that I've also noted elsewhere: When describing the scorpion the Japanese commentator uses the English word "poisonous"."