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poisonsome

poisonsome adjective: poisonous.

Adjective

poisonsome (comparative more poisonsome, superlative most poisonsome)

  1. (obsolete) poisonous
    • of a poisonsome qualitie , very neere to that of Hemlockes1597, John Gerard, The Herball Or Generall Historie of Plantes

Forms of poisonsome

comparativemore poisonsome
superlativemost poisonsome

Origin of poisonsome

From poison + -some.

Questions about poisonsome

What does poisonsome mean?
Poisonsome means poisonous.
What part of speech is poisonsome?
Poisonsome is an adjective.

Words near poisonsome in the dictionary

  1. poisonously
  2. poisonousness
  3. poisonpie
  4. poisons
  5. poisons the well
  6. poisonsome
  7. poisonvetch
  8. poisonvetches
  9. poisonweed
  10. poisonwood
  11. poisonwoods

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