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poisonous |
Grep of noun poisonous fruit of the poisonous tree poisonous nightshade poisonous parasol poisonous plant poisonous substance Overview of adj poisonous The adj poisonous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) poisonous, toxicant -- (having the qualities or effects of a poison) 2. poisonous -- (not safe to eat) 3. poisonous, venomous, vicious -- (marked by deep ill will deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip") Antonyms of adj poisonous 3 senses of poisonous Sense 1 poisonous, toxicant INDIRECT (VIA toxic) -> nontoxic, atoxic Sense 2 poisonous INDIRECT (VIA inedible) -> edible, comestible, eatable Sense 3 poisonous, venomous, vicious INDIRECT (VIA malevolent) -> benevolent, good Similarity of adj poisonous 3 senses of poisonous Sense 1 poisonous, toxicant => toxic (vs. nontoxic) Sense 2 poisonous => inedible (vs. edible), uneatable Sense 3 poisonous, venomous, vicious => malevolent (vs. benevolent), malicious Attributes of adj poisonous Familiarity of adj poisonous poisonous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj poisonous nonpoisonous poisonous Overview of adj poisonous The adj poisonous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) poisonous, toxicant -- (having the qualities or effects of a poison) 2. poisonous -- (not safe to eat) 3. poisonous, venomous, vicious -- (marked by deep ill will deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip")
poisonous definition
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