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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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Gastroenteritis is a good reason to refrain from consuming cocaine, various heavy metals or poisonous mushrooms.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Then his heart beat its last, and the poisonous moth embraced him.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 July 2025
And, as Patterson herself testified during the trial, that paste contained death cap mushrooms, which are among the most poisonous in the world.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
Almost every state has a variety of snake species, both poisonous and nonvenomous.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Then his heart beat its last, and the poisonous moth embraced him.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 July 2025
And, as Patterson herself testified during the trial, that paste contained death cap mushrooms, which are among the most poisonous in the world.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
Almost every state has a variety of snake species, both poisonous and nonvenomous.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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 7 Aug. 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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