poisonously

/ˈpɔɪzənəsli/ adv

In a poisonous manner.

Word Origin Poison comes from Latin potionem 'a drink' — because originally a poison was a deadly potion. The word shifted from any drink to a harmful one. The same root gives us potion (a drink, often magical) and symposium (a drinking party). So poisonously means in a venomous, harmful manner.

adv In a poisonous manner.

She looked at him poisonously, her eyes filled with venomous hatred.

(副词) 恶毒地;狠毒地;歹毒地

她恶毒地看着他,眼中充满了刻骨的仇恨。

(adverbio) venenosamente; con veneno; tóxicamente [De manera venenosa.]

Lo miró con veneno, sus ojos llenos de odio venenoso.

(adverbe) venimeusement; haineusement; avec virulence; méchamment; vipérinement [D'une manière venimeuse, hostile ou chargée de ressentiment.]

Elle l'a regardé poisonously, les yeux emplis d'une haine venimeuse.

(Adverb) giftig; boshaft; gehässig [Auf eine giftige, boshafte oder verletzende Weise.]

Sie blickte ihn **poisonously** an, ihre Augen voller hasserfüllter Verachtung.

(副詞) 毒のある様子で。毒々しく。

彼女は彼を毒々しく睨みつけ、憎悪に満ちた目で見ていた。

(advérbio) venenosamente; de modo venenoso [De maneira venenosa.]

Ela olhou para ele com veneno nos olhos, repletos de ódio cruel.

adv Using poison.

The assassin acted poisonously, slipping cyanide into the diplomat's drink.

(副词) 用毒地;投毒地

刺客用投毒的方式行动,将氰化物偷偷放入外交官的饮料中。

(adverbio) con veneno; mediante veneno; usando veneno; por envenenamiento [Usando veneno.]

El asesino actuó con veneno, deslizando cianuro en la bebida del diplomático.

(adverbe) par empoisonnement; au moyen de poison; en empoisonnant [En recourant au poison ; au moyen d'une substance toxique.]

L'assassin a agi poisonously, en glissant du cyanure dans la boisson du diplomate.

(Adverb) mit Gift; vergiftend [Unter Verwendung von Gift.]

Der Attentäter handelte **poisonously**, indem er Zyanid in das Getränk des Diplomaten mischte.

(副詞) 毒を用いて。

暗殺者は、外交官の飲み物に青酸カリを混入するという方法で暗殺を実行した。

(advérbio) com veneno; usando veneno; mediante veneno [Usando veneno.]

O assassino agiu com veneno, colocando cianeto na bebida do diplomata.

Word parts: poison + ous + ly

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