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Capable of causing harm, injury or death due to the presence of poison

Having or displaying malice, evil or vindictiveness

Not characterized by or conducive to physical health or well-being

Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature

Causing pain or hurt feelings

Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere

Displeasing to taste or when eaten

Harmful to a reputation due to being untrue

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Adjective

Capable of causing harm, injury or death due to the presence of poison

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

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“Under either standard, the government must prove that the food itself probably will, or may, injure health, not merely that it contains a poisonous substance.”

Adjective

Having or displaying malice, evil or vindictiveness

evil-intentioned

ill-intentioned

accidentally on purpose

gossip-mongering

counterproductive

unfavourable^UK

out for revenge

disadvantageous

environmentally unfriendly

confrontational

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“He talked at some length about how the atmosphere was now more poisonous than he had ever seen.”

Adjective

Not characterized by or conducive to physical health or well-being

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

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Adjective

Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature

confrontational

ill-humoured^UK

evil-intentioned

dripping with malice

on a short fuse

spoiling for a fight

passive-aggressive

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Adjective

Causing pain or hurt feelings

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

ill-humoured^UK

dishonourable^UK

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

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Adjective

Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere

strong-smelling

stinking to high heaven

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Adjective

Displeasing to taste or when eaten

unpleasant-tasting

unfit for human consumption

beyond the pale

tough as old boots

unpleasant to breathe

unfit to breathe

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

ill-favoured^UK

not quite the done thing

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Adjective

Harmful to a reputation due to being untrue

misrepresentative

uncomplimentary

scandalmongering

unsubstantiated

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

politically incorrect

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