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containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
- some evil person was leaving out poisonous meat for neighborhood dogs to eat
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“Poisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisonous. Accessed 11 May. 2021.
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The first known use of poisonous was in the 15th century
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