toxic

Plural: toxics

Adjective

of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
- "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"

Adj

Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
Severely negative or harmful.
Hateful or strongly antipathetic.

Noun

A poisonous substance, often used colloquially.

Examples

a toxic environment that promoted bullying
It is not good to be around toxic people.
Placing TOXIC strategically, he managed to block my best scoring lanes.
The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.
Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

poisonous, venomous

Antonyms

nontoxic

Scrabble Score: 14

toxic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
toxic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
toxic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

toxic: valid Words With Friends Word