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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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New Zealand stone flies are evolving away from mimicking poisonous insects because deforestation has left them nothing to mimic.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The bacteria survived, protected and fed by the fungus — and the fungus scored a poisonous partner.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Chiron stationing direct inspires you to overcome poisonous narratives.
—USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
Batteries typically contain dangerous, corrosive, poisonous chemicals inside them.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The bacteria survived, protected and fed by the fungus — and the fungus scored a poisonous partner.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Chiron stationing direct inspires you to overcome poisonous narratives.
—USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
Batteries typically contain dangerous, corrosive, poisonous chemicals inside them.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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 22 Jan. 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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