viperous

[ vahy-per-uhs ]

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adjective

of the nature of or resembling a viper: a viperous movement.
of or relating to vipers.

characteristic of vipers.
venomous.

Origin of viperous

First recorded in 1525–35; viper + -ous

Other words from viperous

vi·per·ous·ly, adverb
pseu·do·vi·per·ous, adjective
pseu·do·vi·per·ous·ly, adverb

Words Nearby viperous

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How to use viperous in a sentence

The cutting of great tracts of grass for hay stirred them into viperous action.
Land of the Burnt Thigh | Edith Eudora Kohl
It's more viperous than any other snake of the viper bunch, an' its disposition is mean and yellow right through.
Plotting in Pirate Seas | Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Over a thousand miles we dart our viperous hearts at innocent men.
Bunyan Characters - Third Series | Alexander Whyte
Civil dissension is a viperous worm / That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
Deaf, because insensible to the beauty of Keats's verse; and viperous, because poisonous and malignant.
Adonais | Shelley

British Dictionary definitions for viperous

viperous

viperish

/ (ˈvaɪpərəs) /

adjective

Also: viperine (ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn) of, relating to, or resembling a viper
malicious

Derived forms of viperous

viperously or viperishly, adverb

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