Poisonously
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Poisonously is an adverb meaning In a poisonous manner.
Meaning
In a poisonous manner.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Using poison.
Example Sentences
c. 1900, Thomas Edison, quotation The x-ray had affected poisonously my assistant, Mr. Dally.
To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling.
Synonyms for poisonously
Depending on context, synonyms include venomously.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include venomously, toxically, perniciously, harmfully, wickedly, corrosively.
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