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Poisonous

Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful; corrupting; noxious.

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Malicious 84% connected

Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

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Malicious 84% connected

Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

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Toxic 84% connected

Alt. of Toxical

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Toxic 84% connected

Alt. of Toxical

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Poison 74% connected

Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a dea…

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Poison 74% connected

Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a dea…

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Toxicant 92% connected

A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.

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Venomous 92% connected

Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous.

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Vicious 92% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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