VEN'OMOUS, a.
1. Poisonous noxious to animal life as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous. The sack at the base of the rattlesnake's teeth, contains venomous matter.
2. Noxious mischievous malignant as a venomous progeny.
3. Spiteful as a venomous writer.
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