What does poisonous mean in crosswords?

poisonous means: Able to harm or kill by poison.

Which crossword clues can have poisonous as the answer?

Possible clues for poisonous include "Toxic".

poisonous is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often toxic, 5 letters.

Word entry · 9 letters

Best crossword clue

"Toxic"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɔɪzənəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted inooopssuStarts with PEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word

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"poisonous" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often toxic (5 letters).

From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse. By surface analysis, poison + -ous.

“While highly poisonous to dogs, this substance is completely harmless if ingested by humans.”
“Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf.”
“I had picked a mushroom so poisonous that particles of it, stuck to my fingers and accidentally swallowed, could have made me deathly ill, and a piece the size of my thumb could have killed me.”

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