Definitions for venomousˈvɛn ə məs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•om•ousˈvɛn ə məs(adj.)
(of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting.
Category: Anatomy
full of or containing venom; poisonous.
spiteful; malignant.
Origin of venomous:
1250–1300; ME < AF, OF
ven′om•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
deadly, venomous, virulent(adj)
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
poisonous, venomous, vicious(adj)
marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
"poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
venomous(adjective)ˈvɛn ə məs
poisonous
a venomous spider
venomousˈvɛn ə məs
filled with or showing extreme hatred
a venomous tale
Wiktionary
venomous(Adjective)
Full of venom.
The villain tricked him into drinking the venomous concoction.
venomous(Adjective)
Toxic; poisonous.
venomous(Adjective)
Noxious; evil.
venomous(Adjective)
Malignant; spiteful; hateful.
His attitude toward me is utterly venomous.
venomous(Adjective)
Producing venom (poison usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food.
Do venomous spiders have glands?
venomous(Adjective)
powerful
Webster Dictionary
Venomous(adj)
full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous
Venomous(adj)
having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects
Venomous(adj)
noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer
Translations for venomous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- giftigAfrikaans
- سامArabic
- отровен (за влечуго)Bulgarian
- venenosoPortuguese (BR)
- jedovatýCzech
- giftigGerman
- giftigDanish
- δηλητηριώδηςGreek
- venenosoSpanish
- mürgi-Estonian
- زهردارFarsi
- myrkyllinenFinnish
- venimeuxFrench
- אַרסִיHebrew
- विषैलाHindi
- otrovanCroatian
- mérgesHungarian
- berbisaIndonesian
- eitraðurIcelandic
- velenosoItalian
- 有毒なJapanese
- 독이 있는Korean
- nuodingasLithuanian
- indīgsLatvian
- berbisaMalay
- giftigDutch
- giftig, gift-Norwegian
- jadowityPolish
- venenosoPortuguese
- veninosRomanian
- ядовитыйRussian
- jedovatýSlovak
- strupenSlovenian
- otrovniSerbian
- giftigSwedish
- ซึ่งมีพิษThai
- zehirliTurkish
- 有毒的Chinese (Trad.)
- отруйнийUkrainian
- زہريلاUrdu
- có nọc độcVietnamese
- 有毒的Chinese (Simp.)
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