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venomous

/ˈvenəməs/VEH-nuh-muhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈvɛnəməs/VEH-nuh-muhs

Meaningfull of venom

Common meaning: poisonous

Other meanings: spiteful

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Journey through time

  1. Latinvenēnum, -ī‘poison’
  2. Old Frenchvenimsource
  3. Englishvenom‘poison from an animal bite’
  4. Englishformed in English from venomvenomous‘poisonous’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from venom + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VENOM, p.682 · scan

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