Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: poisonous
IPA transcription: [p'ɔɪzənəs]
Pronunciations of poisonous
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: poisonous, venomous, vicious
    Meaning: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
  • Synonyms: poisonous
    Meaning: not safe to eat
  • Synonyms: poisonous, toxicant
    Meaning: having the qualities or effects of a poison
Usage examples
  • FIERY STREAM CONTAINED POISONOUS GASES
  • Their bites, too, may be poisonous for all I know."
  • Nevertheless a doubt occurs to the mind--that is, scorpions and serpents are poisonous.
  • That very night, the magician filled Marianna's flask with the poisonous water, and departed, thinking that nobody had noticed him.
  • Some of these are harmless, others are to a certain degree poisonous; as, for example, are the leaves of all the varieties of the plum and cherry tribe, to which the sloe belongs.
  • If, when I am busy, I ask him to go and feed the poultry, he is certain to give them some poisonous stuff instead of their proper food, and when I visit the yard next I find them all dead.
  • I must at once, I think, have been conscious that here was the cause of the destruction of mankind; that it still surrounded its own neighbourhood with poisonous fumes; and that I was approaching it.
  • Once, when he went in search of food, leaving Reuben to guard his sister, the children, being very hungry, ignorantly ate some poisonous berries which looked like wild cherries, and were deliciously sweet.
  • The poisonous sangsue of Charlottesville may always be distinguished from the medicinal leech by its blackness, and especially by its writhing or vermicular motions, which very nearly resemble those of a snake."
  • There also came to my nostrils a faintly pungent odor, and I could only assume that I had been overcome by some poisonous gas, but why I should retain my mental faculties and yet be unable to move I could not fathom.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cane toad, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Amanita phalloides, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0