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Extremely unpleasant or malicious

(of an animal) Producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey

Of or like a poison

Causing pain or hurt feelings

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

Festering or infected

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Adjective

Extremely unpleasant or malicious

evil-intentioned

ill-intentioned

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

accidentally on purpose

gossip-mongering

dripping with malice

out for revenge

life-threatening

suggestive of evil

misrepresentative

unfit for human consumption

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

Adjective

(of an animal) Producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey

“No, he likes the light here real good, but the puff adder is animal that has the longest fangs amongst any poisonous snake in the world.”

Adjective

Of or like a poison

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

disadvantageous

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“The licence is available to any member of the public providing they adhere to a set of 14 conditions which include not removing soil from the land or planting any poisonous trees or shrubs on it.”

Adjective

Causing pain or hurt feelings

unfit for human consumption

ill-humoured^UK

tough as old boots

beyond the pale

confrontational

unpleasant-tasting

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

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

unfit to breathe

unpleasant to breathe

strong-smelling

stinking to high heaven

strong-flavored

strong-flavoured

unfit for human consumption

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Adjective

Festering or infected

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

blue in the face

foaming at the mouth

in high dudgeon

beside yourself

as cross as two sticks

with all guns blazing

not best pleased

in a towering rage

at boiling point

overcome with anger

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

ill-humoured^UK

as black as thunder

rubbed the wrong way

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

extremely angry

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Adjective

Inedible

unfit for human consumption

tough as old boots

unpleasant-tasting

strong-smelling

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