poisonousness


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poi·son·ous

 (poi′zə-nəs)
adj.
1.
a. Containing or being a poison: poisonous fumes.
b. Capable of harming or killing by poison: poisonous tentacles.
2.
a. Full of ill will; malicious or spiteful: a poisonous look.
b. Harmful or destructive: a poisonous precedent.
poi′son·ous·ly adv.
poi′son·ous·ness n.
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poisonousness

noun
A desire to harm others or to see others suffer:
despitefulness, ill will, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness.
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