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viperine
[ vahy-per-in, -puh-rahyn ]
/ ˈvaɪ pər ɪn, -pəˌraɪn /
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adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a viper; venomous: a gossip with a viperine tongue.
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OTHER WORDS FROM viperine
pseu·do·vi·per·ine, adjectiveWords nearby viperine
Viotti, Vioxx, VIP, viper, viperfish, viperine, viper in one's bosom, viperous, viper's bugloss, vipoma, vir
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How to use viperine in a sentence
Here, among a number of viperine snakes of about the same size, is a snake that lives on eggs.
But your Lamia has taught you some subtle 'viperine' reasoning and motiving, for the turning down one street instead of another.
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