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Definition of Poisonously
1. Adverb. In a very malevolent manner.
Definition of Poisonously
1. Adverb. in a poisonous manner ¹
2. Adverb. (obsolete) using poison ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poisonously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poisonously
Literary usage of Poisonously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1856)
"... according to the direction of the action, dependent upon the action of the
system. In health, drugs always act poisonously, if at all. ..."
2. The Analyst by Society of Public Analysts (Great Britain). (1881)
"... or knowingly manufacture any poisonously adulterated food or drink of man,
from the effects of which food or drink any other person dies, either within ..."
3. Cyanamid, Manufacture, Chemistry and Uses: By Edward J. Pranke by Edward John Pranke (1913)
"Cyanamid, however, does not belong to this class, for this compound can act
harmfully or poisonously upon plants only in case of very wrong methods of ..."
4. Civilized Commercialism by Ernest Guy Stevens (1917)
"It is merely something that can be used poisonously. Used not poisonously but
wisely, it will carry a people to the heights and keep them there. ..."
5. Principles of Organic and Physiological Chemistry by Carl Löwig (1853)
"The cyanides of the alkali metals in their aqueous solution react acid and act
as poisonously as hydrocyanic acid; they are decomposed by all acids under ..."
6. Text-book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology by John James Reese (1889)
"It is well known that the cow and goat will feed upon the stramonium with impunity,
and that their milk will act poisonously upon those who partake of it. ..."
7. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (1904)
"I didn't mean —" he began, and paused, his face poisonously bloated. The liar
stood and sneered experimentally, •Ooking at Public Opinion. ..."
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