venomous

Etymology


From, from , composed of. Synchronically analysable as. Compare Modern 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing  which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to venom.
 * 3)  Consisting of, or containing or full of, venom or some other poison; hence, harmful to health due to this.
 * 4) Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
 * 5) Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
 * 6) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 7)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Of or pertaining to venom.
 * 2)  Consisting of, or containing or full of, venom or some other poison; hence, harmful to health due to this.
 * 3) Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
 * 4) Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
 * 5) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 6)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1)  Consisting of, or containing or full of, venom or some other poison; hence, harmful to health due to this.
 * 2) Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
 * 3) Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
 * 4) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 5)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
 * 2) Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
 * 3) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 4)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
 * 2) Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
 * 3) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 4)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
 * 2) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 3)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 2)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 2)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 2)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1) Of a weapon such as an arrow or dart: dosed with venom or poison; envenomed, poisoned.
 * 2)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.
 * 1)  Harmful, hurtful, injurious; specifically, morally or spiritually harmful; evil, noxious, pernicious.

Usage notes
Where is concerned some speakers, especially in technical contexts, make a distinction between  (releasing toxins when eaten), and venomous (releasing toxins (known as venom in this case) by biting or stinging a target).

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: venenosu
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: ядаві́ты, атру́тны
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Friulian: velenôs
 * Georgian: შხამიანი, გესლიანი
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: ἰοβόλος
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 毒を含んだ
 * Kazakh: улы
 * Macedonian: отровен
 * Maori: paitini
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk:
 * Occitan:
 * Ottoman Turkish: مسموم
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Punjabi: ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲਾ
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: puinnseanta
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: о̀тро̄ван
 * Roman:
 * Sicilian: vilinusu
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: отру́йний
 * Venetian: vełenoxo


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: velenoso, pezoñento
 * Georgian: შხამიანი, გესლიანი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: отровен
 * Old English: ǣtriġ
 * Ottoman Turkish: مسموم
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: puinnseanta
 * Slovene: zastrupljen
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: გესლიანი
 * Greek:
 * Irish: aiciseach
 * Macedonian: отровен
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: strupeno
 * Spanish: maléfico


 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German: