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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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Ten coastal counties — from Humboldt to San Luis Obispo, outside of Mendocino and Marin — have seen hospitalizations due to poisonous wild mushroom ingestion, according to state public health data.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
More people have been sickened after eating poisonous mushrooms in Sacramento County, public health officials say.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
At a time when our politics feel poisonous, public lands are an antidote.
—John Hickenlooper, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
The majority of people sickened by poisonous mushrooms in California since the outbreak began speak Spanish, though others speak Mandarin, Ukrainian, Russian, Mam and Mixteco (Indigenous languages in Central America).
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
More people have been sickened after eating poisonous mushrooms in Sacramento County, public health officials say.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 May 2026
At a time when our politics feel poisonous, public lands are an antidote.
—John Hickenlooper, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
The majority of people sickened by poisonous mushrooms in California since the outbreak began speak Spanish, though others speak Mandarin, Ukrainian, Russian, Mam and Mixteco (Indigenous languages in Central America).
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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“Poisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poisonous. Accessed 24 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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