Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Poisonous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Poisonous \Poi"son*ous\, a.
Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful;
corrupting; noxious. --Shak. -- {Poi"son*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Poi"son*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
poisonous
adj 1: having the qualities or effects of a poison [syn: {toxicant}]
2: not safe to eat
3: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent
lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway;
"venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" [syn: {venomous}, {vicious}]
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