Definition of 'venomous'
Adjective
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
Synonyms: deadly virulent - harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
Synonyms: acerb acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic - marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
Synonyms: poisonous vicious
