viperous


vi·per·ous

V0111500 (vī′pər-əs)adj.1. Suggestive of or related to a viper.2. Venomous; malicious.
vi′per·ous·ly adv.

viperous

(ˈvaɪpərəs) or

viperish

adj1. (Zoology) Also: viperine of, relating to, or resembling a viper2. malicious ˈviperously, ˈviperishly adv

vi•per•ous

(ˈvaɪ pər əs)

adj. 1. resembling a viper. 2. pertaining to or characteristic of vipers. 3. venomous. [1525–35] vi′per•ous•ly, adv.