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Traditional English :: venomous
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venomous.html - adj. 1 a containing, secreting, or injecting venom. b (of a snake etc.) inflicting poisonous wounds by this means. 2 (of a person etc.) virulent, spiteful, malignant. venomously adv. venomousness n. [ME f. OF venimeux f. venim: see VENOM] |
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Traditional English :: venom
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venomous.html - n. 1 a poisonous fluid secreted by snakes, scorpions, etc., usu. transmitted by a bite or sting. 2 malignity; virulence of feeling, language, or conduct. venomed adj. [ME f. OF venim, var. of venin ult. f. L venenum poison] |
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Traditional English :: venomous
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venomous.html - adj. 1 a containing, secreting, or injecting venom. b (of a snake etc.) inflicting poisonous wounds by this means. 2 (of a person etc.) virulent, spiteful, malignant. venomously adv. venomousness n. [ME f. OF venimeux f. venim: see VENOM] |
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Traditional English :: venom
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venomous.html - n. 1 a poisonous fluid secreted by snakes, scorpions, etc., usu. transmitted by a bite or sting. 2 malignity; virulence of feeling, language, or conduct. venomed adj. [ME f. OF venim, var. of venin ult. f. L venenum poison] |
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Traditional English :: venomous
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venomous.html - adj. 1 a containing, secreting, or injecting venom. b (of a snake etc.) inflicting poisonous wounds by this means. 2 (of a person etc.) virulent, spiteful, malignant. venomously adv. venomousness n. [ME f. OF venimeux f. venim: see VENOM] |
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Traditional English :: venose
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venomous.html - adj. having many or very marked veins. [L venosus f. vena vein] |
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