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poisonously
adverb
Examples of poisonous in a Sentence
Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.
This species of spider is extremely poisonous.
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Seven-percent mortgages have been poisonous to homebuilders, and Horton was down 26% in the fourth quarter – in a rising market, at that.
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John Dorfman, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Social platforms are poised to become even more poisonous to their own users as a handful of outrageously rich and powerful men grapple with their own insecurities around masculinity and free speech.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Mushrooms sold from a truck in a Salinas parking lot turned out to be poisonous, sending three people to the hospital, California health officials warned.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
And there were giant spiders that were poisonous and stuff on the edge of the trees.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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John Dorfman, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Social platforms are poised to become even more poisonous to their own users as a handful of outrageously rich and powerful men grapple with their own insecurities around masculinity and free speech.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Mushrooms sold from a truck in a Salinas parking lot turned out to be poisonous, sending three people to the hospital, California health officials warned.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
And there were giant spiders that were poisonous and stuff on the edge of the trees.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Poisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poisonous. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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poisonous
adjective
poi·son·ous
ˈpȯiz-nəs 
-ᵊn-əs
: containing poison : having or causing an effect of poison
poisonously
adverb
Medical Definition
poisonous
adjective
poi·son·ous
ˈpȯiz-nəs, -ᵊn-əs
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