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English
Etymology
From poison + -some.
Adjective
poisonsome (comparative more poisonsome, superlative most poisonsome)
- (obsolete) poisonous
1597, John Gerard, The Herball Or Generall Historie of Plantes:of a poisonsome qualitie , very neere to that of Hemlockes
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