as in poisoned
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
some evil person was leaving out poisonous meat for neighborhood dogs to eat
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Identifying whether a plant is poisonous requires careful observation and knowledge of common toxic plants in your area.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
And what former camp kid can’t spout off a rhyme about which snakes are poisonous and which are safe?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
But in the world of the Epstein grand jury, a prosecutor followed up the juror’s poisonous question with another.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2024
Summers were rainy, hot and humid, with mosquitoes and poisonous snakes.
—Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
And what former camp kid can’t spout off a rhyme about which snakes are poisonous and which are safe?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
But in the world of the Epstein grand jury, a prosecutor followed up the juror’s poisonous question with another.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2024
Summers were rainy, hot and humid, with mosquitoes and poisonous snakes.
—Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
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“Poisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisonous. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.
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