VENOMOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by deep ill will
   • deliberately harmful
   Synonym(s)
   • poisonous (what does poisonous mean?)
   • vicious (what does vicious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a malevolent lie
   • poisonous hate…in his eyes- Ernest Hemingway
   • venomous criticism
   • vicious gossip
   Similar To
   • malevolent (what does malevolent mean?)
   • malicious (what does malicious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • harsh or corrosive in tone
   Synonym(s)
   • acerb (what does acerb mean?)
   • acerbic (what does acerbic mean?)
   • acid (what does acid mean?)
   • acrid (what does acrid mean?)
   • bitter (what does bitter mean?)
   • blistering (what does blistering mean?)
   • caustic (what does caustic mean?)
   • sulfurous (what does sulfurous mean?)
   • sulphurous (what does sulphurous mean?)
   • virulent (what does virulent mean?)
   • vitriolic (what does vitriolic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
   • a barrage of acid comments
   • her acrid remarks make her many enemies
   • bitter words
   • blistering criticism
   • caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
   Similar To
   • unpleasant (what does unpleasant mean?)
3. Meaning
   • extremely poisonous or injurious
   • producing venom
   Synonym(s)
   • deadly (what does deadly mean?)
   • virulent (what does virulent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • venomous snakes
   • a virulent insect bite
   Similar To
   • toxic (what does toxic mean?)