toxically

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adverb

In a toxic manner.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English toxic →
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Meanings

adverbtoxically (comparative more toxically, superlative most toxically)

comparative more toxically · superlative most toxically

  1. In a toxic manner.

    To disguise their attention deficit disorder, the toxically successful often develop a persona, a social image they project […]

    2002, Paul Pearsall, Toxic Success: How to Stop Striving and Start Thriving, page 158
  2. not comparableWith regard to toxins.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishtoxically

From toxic + -ally.

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APA

toxically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxically

MLA

“toxically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toxically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxically.

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