venomously

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/ˈvɛnəməsli/

adverb

In a venomous manner; with venom.

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spitefullypoisonously
OriginMiddle English venymously →
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Meanings

adverbvenomously (comparative more venomously, superlative most venomously)

comparative more venomously · superlative most venomously

  1. In a venomous manner; with venom.

    He spat venomously over the side of the tree and proceeded to tell me how different things had been when he was young.

    1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 192

    Synonyms: spitefully, poisonously

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a venomous manner; with venom.

Similar
spitefullypoisonously

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a very malevolent manner

Similar
poisonously
Also see
poisonously

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishvenymously
  2. Englishvenomously

Inherited from Middle English venymously; by surface analysis, venomous + -ly.

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Translations

Esperanto venene
  • venenein a venomous manner
Finnish myrkyllisesti
  • myrkyllisestiin a venomous manner
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venomously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venomously.

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