Poisonous
Poisonous adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.
Unfortunate and poisonous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Poisonous".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Poisonous and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poisonous" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sinister and poisonous
- sinister and unfortunate
- disadvantageous and poisonous
- disadvantageous and unfortunate
- evil and poisonous
- evil and unfortunate
- bad and poisonous
- bad and unfortunate
- black and poisonous
- black and unfortunate
- disastrous and poisonous
- disastrous and unfortunate
- calamitous and poisonous
- calamitous and unfortunate
Both words in one sentence
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The Lattroxx instinct to eat everything they have in front of them is quite unfortunate, since cake is highly poisonous for them.
Source: Webcomic / Vexxarr -
Highly poisonous and often described as "tasting like blue" by those unfortunate enough to inhale it.
Source: Tastes Like Purple - Nidoking has poisonous scales too, as one unfortunate bug-type learned.
Source: Fanfic / Poké Wars
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