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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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Health officials urged anybody who may have eaten a poisonous mushroom to seek medical care immediately and contact the California Poison Control Hotline.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Cooking, boiling, freezing or drying does not make poisonous mushrooms safe to eat.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 May 2026
But Attenborough has had to accept the accolades this week as scientists, politicians and conservationists celebrated the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70 years.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Hydrangeas are poisonous to dogs and cats.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Cooking, boiling, freezing or drying does not make poisonous mushrooms safe to eat.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 May 2026
But Attenborough has had to accept the accolades this week as scientists, politicians and conservationists celebrated the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70 years.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Hydrangeas are poisonous to dogs and cats.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for poisonous
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“Poisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poisonous. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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