venomed
venomed adjective: containing venom; laced with or steeped in venom. Also the simple past and past participle of venom.
Adjective
venomed (comparative more venomed, superlative most venomed)
- Containing venom; laced with or steeped in venom.
- Indifferent usually to luxury, he here exhausts his ingenuity to obtain it; shrinking usually from the touch of a nigger as from the venomed tooth of a serpent, he here is seen resigning his nose to the digital custody of that sable operator, and placing his throat at his mercy, or revelling in...1857, Henry A. Murray, Lands of the Slave and the Free
- But now the Moormen, stalking o'er the strand / to guard the wat'ery stores the strangers need; / this, targe on arm and assegai in hand, / that, with his bended bow, and venom'd reed[.]1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume I, page 33
Also used as
venomed is also the simple past and past participle of venom.
Examples of venomed in a sentence
- Circe's venomed flagon embruted less than doth the Lamia's wine, Than Comus' cup more perilous to sup-- As snakes are worse than swine.1891, Various, Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, April 4, 1891:
- As it was, fought on front and flank, with the thunders of the Church, and the ribaldry of malicious tongues to scatter their venomed darts abroad, Parnell was a doomed man.1921, Daniel Desmond Sheehan, Ireland Since Parnell:
Forms of venomed
| comparative | more venomed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most venomed |
Origin of venomed
From venom + -ed.
Words formed from venomed
Questions about venomed
- What does venomed mean?
- Venomed means containing venom; laced with or steeped in venom.
- How do you use venomed in a sentence?
- Circe's venomed flagon embruted less than doth the Lamia's wine, Than Comus' cup more perilous to sup-- As snakes are worse than swine.
- What part of speech is venomed?
- Venomed is an adjective.
Words near venomed in the dictionary
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