venomous
adjective /ˈvenəməs/
/ˈvenəməs/
- (of a snake, etc.) producing venom
- a highly venomous snake
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- mildly
- (formal) full of bitter feelings or hate
- a venomous look
- a venomous attack on his political enemies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- mildly
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French venimeux, from venim, variant of venin, from an alteration of Latin venenum ‘poison’.