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venomous (adj.)
c. 1300, from Anglo-French
venimeus
, Old French
venimos
(12c., Modern French
venimeux
), from
venim
(see
venom
). Earliest recorded use is figurative; literal sense by early 14c. Related:
Venomously
;
venomousness
.
