Infectious and Poisonous

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".

Nearby Words: infection, infective, infectiously

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".

Nearby Words: poison, poisoned, poisoning, poisoner

Both words in one sentence

  • Worst Aid Trying to make someone vomit poisonous or infectious things they have consumed.
    Source: Worst Aid
  • Made of Plasticine In Cloverfield a woman appears to bloat up like a balloon and then explode due to some form of toxic, poisonous, or infectious bite.
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