Venenous

adj

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Adjective

1
Venomous; poisonous. archaic

Synonyms

baleful baneful catching communicable contagious corrosive

Etymology

From Middle English venenous, from Latin venēnōsus. By surface analysis, venene + -ous. Piecewise doublet of venomous.

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