POISONOUS


Meaning of POISONOUS in English

adjective

having the properties or effect of poison

poisonous propaganda

Synonyms: mephitic, poison, toxic, toxicant, venomous, virulent

Related Word: miasmal, miasmatic, miasmic, pestilent, pestilential; deadly, fatal, lethal, mortal; baneful, deleterious, detrimental, nocuous, noxious, pernicious

Contrasted words: corrective, countervailing, emendatory, healing, remedial

Antonyms: antidotal

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