poisonous
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- having the qualities or effects of a poison
- not safe to eat
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
- "poisonous hate"
Adj
- Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
- Of an animal such as a snake or spider, or parts of its body: producing a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting poison.
- Negative, harmful.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse. By surface analysis, poison + -ous.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
poisonous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpoisonous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
poisonous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
poisonous is a valid Words With Friends word