— toxically , adv.
/tok"sik/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
2. acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug.
n.
3. a toxic chemical or other substance.
[ 1655-65; toxicus poisonous, adj. deriv. of L toxicum poison toxikón (orig. short for toxikòn phármakon lit., bow poison, i.e., poison used on arrows), equiv. to tóx ( on ) bow + -ikon, neut. of -ikos -IC ]