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toxic
[tok-sik]
adjective
of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison.
a toxic condition.
acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous.
a toxic drug.
causing unpleasant feelings; harmful or malicious: toxic criticism.
a toxic boyfriend who wanted complete control over her;
toxic criticism.
Finance.
pertaining to or noting debt that will probably not be repaid.
toxic mortgages.
pertaining to or noting a financial instrument or other asset that has no value or an unknown value because there is no market for it.
toxic mortgage-backed securities.
noun
a toxic chemical or other substance.
toxic
/ ˈɒɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
harmful or deadly
(of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder
toxic
Relating to or caused by a toxin.
Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous.
Other Word Forms
- toxically adverb
- hypertoxic adjective
- nontoxic adjective
- nontoxically adverb
- posttoxic adjective
- untoxic adjective
- untoxically adverb
- ˈٴdz澱 adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of toxic1
Example Sentences
A "Trojan horse" therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first.
“The Wild Robot Escapes” finds Roz navigating the dangers of urban life and humans with guns, while a toxic tide in “The Wild Robot Protects” leaves the animals scrambling for ever more scarce resources.
After years of showing toxic male behavior onscreen, this TV season has seen plenty of badly behaved men — well, at least the fictional ones — receive retribution.
They launched tear gas canisters and smoke grenades into the street, leaving a toxic cloud in the air.
Successive governments have failed to deal with the threat posed by spreading sewage sludge containing toxic chemicals on farmers' fields, a former chair of the Environment Agency has told the BBC.
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