venymous
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Anglo-Norman and continental Old French venimos; by surface analysis, venym + -ous.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvenymous
- Poisonous, toxic; bearing poison or toxins:
- Malignant, tumorous; bearing an infection or disease.
- Malicious, angry, sinful, or destructive.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- English: venomous
References
edit- “venimǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.
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