toxic
Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
“Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.”
Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
“The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.”
Severely negative or harmful.
“a toxic environment that promoted bullying”
Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.
“It is not good to be around toxic people.”
Etymology
Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).
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TOXIC at a glance
TOXIC has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + X 8 + I 1 + C 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,719 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with toxic
All rhymes- ANOREXIC17
- DYSLEXIC21
- CYTOTOXIC23
- HYPOXIC24
- ANOXIC15
- NONTOXIC17
- NEUROTOXIC19
- GENOTOXIC19
- ATAXIC15
- OXIC13
- HEPATOTOXIC25
- NEPHROTOXIC25
One letter away
- TOPIC9
- TONIC7
- TOXIN12
- TORIC7
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