venomous

ven·om·ous

adj \ˈve-nə-məs\

Definition of VENOMOUS

1

: full of venom: as a : poisonous, envenomed b : noxious, pernicious <expose a venomous dope ring — Don Porter> c : spiteful, malevolent <venomous criticism>

2

: having a venom-producing gland and able to inflict a poisoned wound <venomous snakes>

— ven·om·ous·ly adverb

— ven·om·ous·ness noun

Examples of VENOMOUS

1. The cobra is a venomous snake.
2. a venomous attack on his character

First Known Use of VENOMOUS

14th century

Related to VENOMOUS

Synonyms: envenomed, poison, poisoned, toxic, poisonous

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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Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate