venomous

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A venomous snake, insect, etc., produces venom (= a poisonous liquid that can be put into another animal's body by biting or stinging):

Possible hazards include mosquitoes, sandflies, and venomous snakes.

The Florida cottonmouth snake, which is also known as the water moccasin, has venomous fangs.

She found a highly venomous black widow spider in a bunch of grapes.

full of anger or hate:

Ms Brown has launched a venomous attack against the newspaper.

She was forced to delete the venomous posts on her blog.