Vĕn'e-mŏus1, a.
a. Venomous. [Rare and improper.] See VENOMOUS.
2 entries under this word
Venomous
Vĕn'om-ous2, a.
a. [O. Eng. venemous, q. v.; Fr. venimeux, from O. Fr. venim; Pr. venenos, verenos, verinos, It., Sp., & Pg. venenoso, Lat. venenosus, from venenum, poison. See VENOM, and cf. VENOSE.]
Sense 1. Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous.
Sense 2. Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer.
Synonyms—Mischievous; malignant; spiteful.