poisonous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having the qualities or effects of a poison
  2. adjective not safe to eat
  3. adjective marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

Etymology

From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse. By surface analysis, poison + -ous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

toxicant

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