venomous

venomous
adj.
Poisonous: P. and V. νοσώδης.
Malignant: P. and V. πικρός.

VENOMOUS

PROP. venenatus (Cic.): veneno infectus tinctus imbutus: virulentus (Gell.). Venomous serpents serpentes venenati (Nep.) virulenti (Gell.): their bite is venomous venenum inspirant morsibus (Verg. poetical); morsus virus habent (Celsus).

Figuratively acerbus: iracundus: furibundus.

venomous:

I. Lit.:

1. vĕnēnātus: v. snakes, v. colubrae, Lucr. 5, 27.

2. vĕnēnĭfer: Ov. M. 3, 85.

3. vĕnēnōsus: Aug.

4. vīrŭlentus: of serpents, Gell.

5. perh. āter (a common epith. of serpents, etc.): a. venenum, Hor. Od. 1, 37, 28.

6. perh. mălus (noxious): m. virus, Virg. G. 1, 129. Phr.: the v. fury Alecto, Gorgoneis Alecto infecta venenis, Virg. Aen. 7, 341: their bite is v., venenum morsibus inspirant, id. G. 4, 236: v. POISONOUS.

II. Fig.:

1. vĕnēnātus: a v. jest, v. jocus, Ov. Tr. 2, 566.

2. āter: if any has assailed me with the v. tooth of calumny, si quis a. dente me petiverit, Hor. Epod. 6, 15: v. verses, a. versus, id. Ep. 1, 19, 30.

3. perh. mordax (biting, of persons and things): v. BITTER. Phr.: no one makes a secret v. attack on my prosperity, non mea commoda quisquam odio obscuro morsuque venenat, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37: when assailed by the v. fangs of satire, dente Theonino quum circumroditur, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 82.