Meaning

3 senses
  1. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

    While highly poisonous to dogs, this substance is completely harmless if ingested by humans.

    giftig

    ядови́тыйjadovítyj, токси́чныйtoksíčnyj

    отру́йнийotrújnyj

  2. (proscribed, sometimes)Of an animal such as a snake or spider, or parts of its body: producing a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting poison.

    Poisonous snakes should only be handled by experienced professionals.

  3. (figuratively)Negative, harmful.

    giftig, toxisch

More definitions
  • marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
  • not safe to eat
  • having the qualities or effects of a poison

Examples

125 sentences
  1. Some snakes are poisonous.

    Деякі змії отруйні. — iceman

    ruНекоторые змеи ядовиты. — arseniiv

    deManche Schlangen sind giftig. — samueldora

  2. Not all mushrooms are poisonous.

    Не всі гриби отруйні. — deniko

    ruНе все грибы ядовитые. — marafon

  3. Is it poisonous?

    Він отруйний? — deniko

    ruОн ядовитый? — odexed

    deIst es giftig? — Yorwba

  4. This kind of mushroom is poisonous.

  5. Tom isn't afraid of snakes, even poisonous ones.

    ruТом не боится змей, даже ядовитых. — odexed

    deTom hat keine Angst vor Schlangen, selbst nicht vor giftigen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
containing sufficient poison to be dangerous:
Русский
By meaning 1
containing sufficient poison to be dangerous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
containing sufficient poison to be dangerous:
(figuratively) negative, harmful:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more poisonous, most poisonous
Comparativemore poisonous Lesson
Superlativemost poisonous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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