toxic
adjective
[ ˈtɒksɪk ]
• poisonous.
• "the dumping of toxic waste"
Similar:
poisonous,
venomous,
virulent,
noxious,
dangerous,
destructive,
harmful,
unsafe,
malignant,
injurious,
pestilential,
pernicious,
environmentally unfriendly,
fatal,
deadly,
lethal,
mortal,
death-dealing,
baneful,
• very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way.
• "a toxic relationship"
• denoting or relating to debt that has a high risk of default.
• "toxic debts"
toxic
noun
• poisonous substances.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin toxicus ‘poisoned’, from Latin toxicum ‘poison’, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ‘(poison for) arrows’, from toxon ‘bow’.
