adj.
Pronunciation: -p( ə -)r ə s
Function: adjective
Date: 1535
1 : VIPERINE
2 : having the qualities attributed to a viper : MALIGNANT , VENOMOUS <the backstabbing of a viperous family>
– vi · per · ous · ly adverb
adj.
Pronunciation: -p( ə -)r ə s
Function: adjective
Date: 1535
1 : VIPERINE
2 : having the qualities attributed to a viper : MALIGNANT , VENOMOUS <the backstabbing of a viperous family>
– vi · per · ous · ly adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012