poisonous
AdjectiveUS[poi-zuh-nuhs]/ˈpɔɪzənəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (3)
- having the qualities or effects of a poisonSynonyms: toxicantOpposite atoxicSimilar toxic
- not safe to eatOpposite eatableSimilar inedible, uneatable
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful“poisonous hate”“venomous criticism”“vicious gossip”Synonyms: venomousviciousOpposite unmaliciousSimilar malicious
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Translations
Adjective containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
- Spanish
- venenoso
- French
- vénéneux
- German
- giftig
- Italian
- velenoso
- Portuguese
- venenoso
- Turkish
- zehirli
- Russian
- ядови́тый jadovítyj
- Arabic
- سَامّ sāmm
- Chinese
- 有毒 yǒudú
- Japanese
- 有毒 yūdoku
21 more languages
- Dutch
- giftig
- Polish
- trujący
- Greek
- δηλητηριώδης dilitiriódis
- Indonesian
- beracun
- Hungarian
- mérgező
- Portuguese (PT)
- venenoso
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 有毒 yǒudú
- Catalan
- tòxic
- Czech
- jedovatý
- Danish
- giftig
- Esperanto
- venena
- Finnish
- myrkyllinen
- Icelandic
- eitraður
- Latvian
- indīgs
- Norwegian
- giftig
- Romanian
- otrăvitor
- Scottish Gaelic
- puinnseanta
- Slovak
- jedovatý
- Slovenian
- strupen
- Welsh
- gwenwynig
- Yiddish
- סמיק samik
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Poi′son·ous adjective
Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful; corrupting; noxious. William Shakespeare — Poi′wb-a1′>′son·ous·ly, adverb — Poi′wb-a1′>′son·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54