venomous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English venemous, venymous, from Anglo-Norman venimus, from Old French venimeux, from venin. Cf. Latin venēnōsus. Equivalent to venom + -ous.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
venomous (comparative more venomous, superlative most venomous)
- Full of venom.
- The villain tricked him into drinking the venomous concoction.
- Toxic; poisonous.
- Noxious; evil.
- Malignant; spiteful; hateful.
- His attitude toward me is utterly venomous.
- Producing venom (a toxin usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food.
- Do venomous spiders have glands?
- powerful
- 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Arsenal pressed forward again after half-time but other than a venomous Walcott shot that Howard repelled with a fine one-handed save, the hosts offered little cutting edge.
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Translations[edit]
pertaining to or denoting an animal capable of producing a poisonous chemical
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pertaining to or containing venom
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malignant; spiteful; hateful
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References[edit]
- “venomous” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- venomous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman
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- English words suffixed with -ous
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- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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