Nonlethal and Poisonous

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Nonlethal adjective - Not capable of causing death.

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Poisonous is an antonym for nonlethal.

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

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Nonlethal is an antonym for poisonous.

Nearby Words: poison, poisoned, poisoning, poisoner

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