Venomous

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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

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

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