OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 7069

poisonous

/ˈpɔɪzənəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ponzoñoso • tóxico • venenoso
Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
I had picked a mushroom so poisonous that particles of it, stuck to my fingers and accidentally swallowed, could have made me deathly ill, and a piece the size of my thumb could ha…
While highly poisonous to dogs, this substance is completely harmless if ingested by humans.