venomous

[US]/ˈvenəməs/
[UK]/ˈvenəməs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. poisonous; secreting venom; malicious; full of hatred.

Phrases & Collocations

venomous snake

venomous spider

venomous bite

venomous fangs

venomous lizard

Example Sentences

a highly venomous snake

listening in shock to this venomous interchange.

There are two types of mollusc that are actively venomous.

she replied with a venomous glance.

brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula.

a venomous remark.See Synonyms at poisonous

a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady

any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia.

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood.

Mr.Jackson converted a rustic red barn into a herpetarium with displays for a dozen exotic and venomous snakes, including a Burmese python and a monocled cobra.

Any of several venomous snakes of the genus Cerastes, such as the horned viper, having hornlike projections over each eye.

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