Poisonously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a poisonous manner.

    "c. 1900, Thomas Edison, quotation The x-ray had affected poisonously my assistant, Mr. Dally."

  2. 2
    Using poison. obsolete
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a very malevolent manner wordnet

Synonyms

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harmfullymalevolentlymalignantlyvenomously

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"c. 1900, Thomas Edison, quotation The x-ray had affected poisonously my assistant, Mr. Dally."

Etymology

From poisonous + -ly.

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