Infectious
Infectious adjective - Exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others.
Poisonous and infectious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poisonous" instead an adjective "Infectious".
Poisonous
Poisonous adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.
Usage example: some evil person was leaving out poisonous meat for neighborhood dogs to eat
Infectious and poisonous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infectious" instead an adjective "Poisonous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mortal and infectious
- mortal and poisonous
- baneful and infectious
- baneful and poisonous
- dangerous and infectious
- dangerous and poisonous
- evil and infectious
- evil and poisonous
- vicious and infectious
- vicious and poisonous
- noxious and infectious
- noxious and poisonous
- pernicious and infectious
- pernicious and poisonous
Both words in one sentence
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Trying to make someone vomit poisonous or infectious things they have consumed.
Source: Worst Aid -
In Cloverfield a woman appears to bloat up like a balloon and then explode due to some form of toxic, poisonous, or infectious bite.
Source: Made of Plasticine
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