| venomous [a] |
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| 1) | extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" |
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| Synonyms : | deadly virulent |
| See Also:
| toxic |
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| 2) | harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" |
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| Synonyms : | acerb acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic |
| See Also:
| unpleasant |
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| 3) | marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" |
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| Synonyms : | poisonous vicious |
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| malevolent |
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