[ven.om.ous] adj (14c) 1: full of venom: as a: poisonous, envenomed b: noxious, pernicious "expose a ~ dope ring --Don Porter" c: spiteful, malevolent "~ criticism"
2: having a venom-producing gland and able to inflict a poisoned wound "~ snakes" -- ven.om.ous.ly adv -- ven.om.ous.ness n