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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈpɔɪzənəs/|/ˈpɔɪznəs/}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɔɪzənəs|ɔɪznəs|s1=3|s2=2}} |
* {{rhymes|en|ɔɪzənəs|ɔɪznəs|s1=3|s2=2}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1757|title=The Fleece: A Poem{{...}}|author=w:John Dyer|publisher=R. and J. Dodsley|location=London|page=40|chapter=Book I|url=https://www.google.co.nz/books/edition/The_Fleece/OFwJAAAAQAAJ|passage=Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's '''poiſ'nous''' leaf.}} |
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1757|title=The Fleece: A Poem{{...}}|author=w:John Dyer|publisher=R. and J. Dodsley|location=London|page=40|chapter=Book I|url=https://www.google.co.nz/books/edition/The_Fleece/OFwJAAAAQAAJ|passage=Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's '''poiſ'nous''' leaf.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=2003|author=Charles L. Fergus|title=Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=9780811726412|page=77|passage=I had picked a mushroom so '''poisonous''' that particles of it, stuck to my fingers and accidentally swallowed, could have made me deathly ill, and a piece the size of my thumb could have killed me.}} |
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2003|author=Charles L. Fergus|title=Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=9780811726412|page=77|passage=I had picked a mushroom so '''poisonous''' that particles of it, stuck to my fingers and accidentally swallowed, could have made me deathly ill, and a piece the size of my thumb could have killed me.}} |
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# {{senseid|en|producing poison}} Of an [[animal]] such as a [[snake#Noun|snake]] or [[spider#Noun|spider]], or [[part#Noun|parts]] of its [[body#Noun|body]]: [[produce#Verb|producing]] a [[toxin]] [[intend]]ed for [[defensive#Adjective|defensive]] or [[offensive#Adjective|offensive]] [[use#Noun|use]] which is usually [[inject]]ed into an [[enemy]] or [[prey#Noun|prey]] by [[bite#Verb|biting]] or [[sting#Verb|stinging]]; hence, of a [[bite#Noun|bite]] or [[sting#Noun|sting]]: injecting poison. |
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#: {{usex|en|Poisonous snakes should only be handled by experienced professionals.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1787|title=The History of Mexico|author=F.S. Clavigero|publisher=G. G. J. and J. Robinson|location=London|page=60|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=5lAjAQAAMAAJ|passage=The Cencoatl (o), which is alſo a '''poiſonous''' ſnake, is about five feet long, and eight inches round at the thickeſt part.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1963|title=Poisonous Snakes of World|author=United States. Navy Department. Naval Operations Office|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=29|url=https://www.google.de/books/edition/Poisonous_Snakes_of_World_Manual_for_Use/uDxqm7dZkAcC|passage=The characteristics which separate the dangerously venomous groups from their non-'''poisonous''' relatives are emphasized.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=2002|title=The Life Cycle of a Spider|author=B. Kalman and K. Smithyman|publisher=Crabtree Publishing Company|page=31|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=kWpNvcV9LMEC|passage=These antivenins make living near '''poisonous''' spiders much safer.}} |
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# {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[negative|Negative]], [[harmful]]. |
# {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[negative|Negative]], [[harmful]]. |
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#: {{syn|en|toxic}} |
#: {{syn|en|toxic}} |
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* Friulian: {{t|fur|velenôs}}, {{t|fur|tossic}} |
* Friulian: {{t|fur|velenôs}}, {{t|fur|tossic}} |
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* Galician: {{t|gl|velenoso}} |
* Galician: {{t|gl|velenoso}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|giftig |
* German: {{t+|de|giftig}} |
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* Greek: {{t+|el|δηλητηριώδης}} |
* Greek: {{t+|el|δηλητηριώδης}} |
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* Hindi: {{t|hi|ज़हरीला}} |
* Hindi: {{t|hi|ज़हरीला}} |
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* Icelandic: {{t|is|eitraður}} |
* Icelandic: {{t|is|eitraður}} |
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* Ido: {{t+|io|venenoza}} |
* Ido: {{t+|io|venenoza}} |
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* Irish: {{t|ga|nimhiúil}} |
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* Italian: {{t|it|velenifero}}, {{t+|it|velenoso}}, {{t+|it|tossico}} |
* Italian: {{t|it|velenifero}}, {{t+|it|velenoso}}, {{t+|it|tossico}} |
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* Japanese: {{t-needed|ja}} |
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* Kazakh: {{t|kk|улы}} |
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|улы}} |
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* Latin: {{t|la|venēnōsus}}, {{t|la|venēnifer}}, {{t|la|toxicus}} |
* Latin: {{t|la|venēnōsus}}, {{t|la|venēnifer}}, {{t|la|toxicus}} |
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{{trans-top|(figuratively) negative, harmful}} |
{{trans-top|(figuratively) negative, harmful}} |
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* Chinese: |
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*: Mandarin: {{t-needed|cmn}} |
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|toxisch}}, {{t+|nl|verziekt}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|haitallinen}}, {{t+|fi|myrkyttävä}}, {{t+|fi|myrkyllinen}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|giftig}}, {{t+|de|toxisch}} |
* German: {{t+|de|giftig}}, {{t+|de|toxisch}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t-needed|hu}} |
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* Japanese: {{t-needed|ja}} |
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* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|gëfteg}} |
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|gëfteg}} |
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{{topics|en|Life}} |
Revision as of 12:57, 2 June 2024
Englisch
Etymology
From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse, equivalent to poison + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
poisonous (comparative more poisonous, superlative most poisonous)
- Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
- Synonyms: poisoned, toxic, venomous, (dialectal or archaic) attery
- Antonyms: nonpoisonous, unpoisonous
- While highly poisonous to dogs, this substance is completely harmless if ingested by humans.
- 2003, Charles L. Fergus, Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 77:
- I had picked a mushroom so poisonous that particles of it, stuck to my fingers and accidentally swallowed, could have made me deathly ill, and a piece the size of my thumb could have killed me.
- Of an animal such as a snake oder spider, or parts of its body: producing a toxin intended for defensive oder offensive use which is usually injected into an enemy oder prey by biting oder stinging; hence, of a bite oder sting: injecting poison.
- Poisonous snakes should only be handled by experienced professionals.
- 1787, F.S. Clavigero, The History of Mexico[2], London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, page 60:
- The Cencoatl (o), which is alſo a poiſonous ſnake, is about five feet long, and eight inches round at the thickeſt part.
- 1963, United States. Navy Department. Naval Operations Office, Poisonous Snakes of World[3], U.S. Government Printing Office, page 29:
- The characteristics which separate the dangerously venomous groups from their non-poisonous relatives are emphasized.
- 2002, B. Kalman and K. Smithyman, The Life Cycle of a Spider[4], Crabtree Publishing Company, page 31:
- These antivenins make living near poisonous spiders much safer.
- (figuratively) Negative, harmful.
- Synonym: toxic
- 2013, Kylie Griffin, Allegiance Sworn, Penguin, →ISBN:
- He didn't want to end up like his grandfather, bitter and intractable, consumed in his hatred like an addict on haze — a poisonous attitude that would possess him all his remaining years.
Usage notes
Some speakers, especially in technical contexts, make a distinction between poisonous (releasing toxins when eaten), and venomous (releasing toxins (known as venom in this case) by biting or stinging a target).
Derived terms
Translations
containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
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(figuratively) negative, harmful
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