Poison and Pestilent

Poison

Poison adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.
Usage example: the witch gave Snow White a poison apple

Pestilent and poison are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pestilent" instead an adjective "Poison".

Pestilent

Pestilent adjective - Capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another.

Poison and pestilent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poison" instead an adjective "Pestilent".

Nearby Words: pestilential, pestilence
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