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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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But Palpatine's genius is less about those poisonous whispers than his plot to isolate Anakin from his friends.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The Big Bay Boom fireworks create a toxic fog of fine particles, poisonous aerosols and heavy metals that harm air, water and soil — posing serious risks to birds, wildlife, pets and people.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies—and Communist Party spyware, to boot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Historically, humans have used the poisonous fruit in a variety of ways: for murder, suicide, and even, in the case of the Madagascar witch trials of the 1800s, for proof of guilt or innocence.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The Big Bay Boom fireworks create a toxic fog of fine particles, poisonous aerosols and heavy metals that harm air, water and soil — posing serious risks to birds, wildlife, pets and people.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies—and Communist Party spyware, to boot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Historically, humans have used the poisonous fruit in a variety of ways: for murder, suicide, and even, in the case of the Madagascar witch trials of the 1800s, for proof of guilt or innocence.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Apr. 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 2 May. 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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