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venomous |
Grep of noun venomous venomous lizard Overview of adj venomous The adj venomous has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deadly, venomous, virulent -- (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite") 2. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation") 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 venomous 3 senses of venomous Sense 1 deadly, venomous, virulent INDIRECT (VIA toxic) -> nontoxic, atoxic Sense 2 acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant Sense 3 poisonous, venomous, vicious INDIRECT (VIA malevolent) -> benevolent, good Similarity of adj venomous 3 senses of venomous Sense 1 deadly, venomous, virulent => toxic (vs. nontoxic) Sense 2 acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) Sense 3 poisonous, venomous, vicious => malevolent (vs. benevolent), malicious Attributes of adj venomous Familiarity of adj venomous venomous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj venomous nonvenomous venomous Overview of adj venomous The adj venomous has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deadly, venomous, virulent -- (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite") 2. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation") 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")
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