venomous

Etymology

From Middle English venymous, venemous, from Old French venimos, from venin. Cf. Latin venēnōsus. Equivalent to venom + -ous.

adj

1. Full of venom.
   The villain tricked him into drinking the venomous concoction.
2. Toxic; poisonous.
   More venemous and much more virulent c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.
3. Noxious; evil.
4. Malignant; spiteful; hateful.
   His attitude toward me is utterly venomous.
5. Producing venom (a toxin usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food.
   Do venomous spiders have glands?
6. Powerful
   Arsenal pressed forward again after half-time but other than a venomous Walcott shot that Howard repelled with a fine one-handed save, the hosts offered little cutting edge. December 10, 2011, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport