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poisonous

poi·son·ous
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poi-zuh-nuh s]
    • /ˈpɔɪ zə nəs/
    • /ˈpɔɪzənəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poi-zuh-nuh s]
    • /ˈpɔɪ zə nəs/

Definitions of poisonous word

  • adjective poisonous full of or containing poison: poisonous air; a poisonous substance. 1
  • adjective poisonous harmful; destructive: poisonous to animals; poisonous rumors. 1
  • adjective poisonous deeply malicious; malevolent: poisonous efforts. 1
  • adjective poisonous containing poison 1
  • adjective poisonous harmful, toxic 1
  • adjective poisonous malicious 1
See all 13 definitions of poisonous

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Origin of poisonous

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; poison + -ous

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Parts of speech for Poisonous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Poisonous

poisonous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for poisonous

adj poisonous

  • baneful — destructive, poisonous, or fatal
  • carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
  • contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
  • deadly — If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
  • death-dealing — fatal; lethal

adjective poisonous

  • contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
  • epizootic — Of, relating to, or denoting a disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population.
  • harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
  • infective — infectious.
  • insalutary — Not salutary or wholesome; bad for health.
All 42 Synonyms of poisonous

Antonyms for poisonous

adj poisonous

  • culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
  • delish — delicious
  • dietary — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
  • eatable — edible.
  • edible — fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.

adjective poisonous

  • comestible — food
  • nonpoisonous — full of or containing poison: poisonous air; a poisonous substance.
  • nontoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
All 10 Antonyms of poisonous

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