Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Suggestive of or related to a viper.
- adjective Venomous; malicious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the qualities of a viper; viperish; venomous; malignant; spiteful: chiefly said of mental qualities, or used figuratively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to a
viper - adjective
venomous ,malicious ortreacherous
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Examples
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After deflecting a spate of viperous glances and a loud resounding “No!”
Women Food and God Geneen Roth 2010
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As you have said so would I say, Oh! Where can we find words to express the depravity of the heart, its utter baseness its blackness, with which the darkest hour of midnight would be a shining light compared to it, which harbors this "viperous fiend," this debasing principle - slander.
Letter from Mary Houston to Young John Allen,September 14, 1855 2008
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Sadly, a lot of Christians buy into the idea that they can be sweet as Danish in church but viperous at home.
Elizabeth E. Evans: For Christians, Does 'Niceness' Come at the Expense of Honesty? 2010
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Expect a resolution in tonight's 90-minute finale, and while Jax is unlikely to end up dead (the series has been renewed), the viperous ATF rogue (Ally Walker) does hold the whip hand.
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After deflecting a spate of viperous glances and a loud resounding “No!”
Women Food and God Geneen Roth 2010
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Sadly, a lot of Christians buy into the idea that they can be sweet as Danish in church but viperous at home.
Elizabeth E. Evans: For Christians, Does 'Niceness' Come at the Expense of Honesty? 2010
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Sadly, a lot of Christians buy into the idea that they can be sweet as Danish in church but viperous at home.
Elizabeth E. Evans: For Christians, Does 'Niceness' Come at the Expense of Honesty? 2010
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The legion of right side talk radio gabbers, the GOP induced professional mobsters who commit orchestrated mayhem at health care town halls, the birthers, the countless websites and chatrooms that crackle with anti Obama venom, and the endless montage of race baiting cartoons, characterizations and depictions of Obama and First Lady Michelle have created a viperous climate of hate and that knows no bounds.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Race is Not the Only Reason for Jump in Assassination Threats to Obama 2009
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The GOP strategy was transparent long before Rush Limbaugh told his viperous audience that he hopes you fail.
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The consequence of the whole viperous and acrimonious atmosphere prevailing today is that men will not come near a western woman, knowing full well what is in store.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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