poison

³poison

adj

Definition of POISON

1

: poisonous, venomous <a poison plant> <a poison tongue>

2

: impregnated with poison : poisoned <a poison arrow>

Examples of POISON

1. <the witch gave Snow White a poison apple>

First Known Use of POISON

circa 1520

Related to POISON

Synonyms: envenomed, poisonous, poisoned, toxic, venomous

Antonyms: nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvenomous

Related Words: contagious, infectious, infective, pathogenic, pestilent, pestilential; baneful, deleterious, harmful, hurtful, injurious, malignant, nocuous, noxious, virulent; unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; calamitous, deadly, fatal, fell, lethal, murderous

Near Antonyms: beneficial, curative, healthful, healthy, helpful, palliative, remedial, salubrious, salutary, wholesome; benign, harmless, innocuous, inoffensive; nonfatal, nonlethal

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