Harmful and Poisoned

Harmful

Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Poisoned and harmful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poisoned" instead an adjective "Harmful".

Poisoned

Poisoned adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.
Usage example: leaving poisoned food to try to kill the roaches

Harmful and poisoned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harmful" instead an adjective "Poisoned".

Nearby Words: poison, poisonous, poisoning, poisoner

Both words in one sentence

  • The main character is purchased in a charity date auction by a young woman who explains that she was poisoned by a harmful by-product in a bottle of improperly prepared hand lotion (It sounds a lot less goofy when explained in-game) and asks him to keep her company for her last few hours.
  • Grimy Water Swampland in Final Fantasy Tactics is harmful, and any units that finish their turn while standing in the water will be Poisoned (treading water and climbing out onto solid ground has no ill effects.)
    Source: Grimy Water
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