poisonous
adjective
Origin of poisonous
Related Words for poisonous
fatal, noxious, dangerous, virulent, vicious, pernicious, lethal, deadly, toxic, venomous, destructive, bad, baleful, baneful, corrupt, deleterious, detrimental, evil, hurtful, maliciousExamples from the Web for poisonous
Contemporary Examples of poisonous
Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.
The stench of corruption is settling over world soccer like a poisonous fog, and players are paying the price.
In Greek mythology, the Gorgon Medusa had the face of a woman and poisonous snakes for hair; her glance could turn men to stone.
Other organisms died off in large numbers because oxygen was poisonous to them.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen.Matthew R. Francis
November 2, 2014
That said, this particularly retiring writer has received a poisonous gift from the Nobel committee.
Historical Examples of poisonous
If there is a poisonous one among them, the onion will turn black.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
It is some of the rivers flowing into it that are poisonous.
Aino Folk-TalesBasil Hall Chamberlain
Chemistry cannot tell us why some food is wholesome and other food is poisonous.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
From this I quote the following, which is by no means the most erring and most poisonous of their shafts.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
"They're just weeds and some of them might be poisonous," he declared.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola