viperous
viperous adjective: of or pertaining to a viper.
Adjective
viperous (comparative more viperous, superlative most viperous)
- of or pertaining to a viper
- Synonyms:
- viperish
- venomous, malicious or treacherous
- viperous as the suicide foam of captive Judas (iii)1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer
- Back home the portrait of Trujillo, which every good citizen had hanging in his house, beamed down on him with insipid, viperous benevolence.2007, Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Faber and Faber (2009), page 230
- Synonyms:
- reptilian, reptitious, viperish, abandoned, arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous
viperous meaning in Tamil and Urdu
viperous in Tamil
- விரியன் வகைக்குரிய, விரியனியல்பான
viperous in Urdu
- موذی, زہریلا
Synonyms of viperous
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Forms of viperous
| comparative | more viperous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most viperous |
Origin of viperous
From viper + -ous.
Words formed from viperous
Questions about viperous
- What does viperous mean?
- Viperous means of or pertaining to a viper.
- What is viperous in Tamil?
- Viperous in Tamil is விரியன் வகைக்குரிய, விரியனியல்பான. See Viperous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is viperous?
- Viperous is an adjective.
Words near viperous in the dictionary
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