English Explanatory Dictionary

viperous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. of or pertaining to a viper
  2. venomous, malicious or treacherous

Word forms

viperous more viperous most viperous

Etymology

From viper + -ous.

Synonyms

viperish reptilian reptitious abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous baneful base black-hearted dark deleterious demonic depraved despicable detrimental devilish diabolical evil evil-minded facinorous flagitious harmful heinous ill-intentioned ill-natured immoral incorrigible iniquitous iniquous injurious knavish malefic maleficent malevolent malicious malign malignant naughty nefarious niddering nidering niding nithing no-good peccaminous pernicious reprehensible reprobate satanic scathful sinful sinister sordid sullen ungodly unholy

Derived words

viperously
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