Definition of Venomous

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Venomous

Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous.

Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects.

Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer.

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Venomous Quotations

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
William Shakespeare

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
Chanakya

You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.
Steve Irwin

Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.
Steve Irwin

I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.
Steve Irwin

To be President of the United States, sir, is to act as advocate for a blind, venomous, and ungrateful client.
John Updike

Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden.
Barbara Olson

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