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poisonouscontaining or producing poison; having the effect of poison

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: containing or producing poison; having the effect of poison

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɔɪzənəs/

Korean meaning: 독이 있는, 유독한

Korean pronunciation: **포이**즈너스

Example Sentences

  • My cooking is so bad, even the flies think it's poisonous.
  • The scientist carefully handled the poisonous specimens in the laboratory.
  • His poisonous comments at the meeting killed everyone's enthusiasm instantly.

poisonous

ADJECTIVE

//ˈpɔɪzənəs//

containing or producing poison; having the effect of poison

poisonous concept
💡 Concept

containing or producing poison; having the effect of poison

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poisonous rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Poisonous fumes through porous walls sound sonorous calls

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpɔɪzənəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpɔɪzənəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootpoison
Suffix--ous

Origin

고대 프랑스어 'poison'(독)에서 유래되었으며, 이는 라틴어 'potio'(음료, 마시는 것)에서 왔습니다. 원래는 단순히 '마시는 것'을 의미했지만, 시간이 지나면서 '독이 든 음료'라는 부정적인 의미로 변화했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

sonorousporousdecorous
sonorous
porous
decorous

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📝Examples

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My cooking is so bad, even the flies think it's poisonous.

The scientist carefully handled the poisonous specimens in the laboratory.

His poisonous comments at the meeting killed everyone's enthusiasm instantly.

The warning sign clearly stated 'Do not touch - poisonous plants ahead.'

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

toxicvenomousnoxiousharmfullethal

Antonyms

harmlesssafenon-toxic

Related

poisontoxinvenomantidotecontaminated