giftig — meaning in English

English meaning

• bilious adj Relating to bile, the digestive fluid made by the liver.
• hostile adjective Unfriendly or aggressive, like an enemy.
• poisonous adj Containing enough poison to harm or kill if touched, eaten, or breathed in.
• toxic adjective Poisonous; capable of causing illness or death if it enters the body.
• venomous adj Capable of injecting venom, typically by biting or stinging.
• viperish adj Behaving like a viper, a poisonous snake.

Senses

giftig is used for these senses in English:

• bilious Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
• hostile Aggressive; antagonistic.
• poisonous Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
• poisonous (figuratively) Negative, harmful.
• toxic (toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
• toxic (figurative, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.
• viperish spiteful; treacherous

bilious — full definition

1. adj Relating to bile, the digestive fluid made by the liver.
2. adj Similar in color to bile.
3. adj Feeling sick, as if the liver is producing too much bile.
4. adj Bad-tempered and easily irritated.

hostile — full definition

1. adjective Unfriendly or aggressive, like an enemy.
2. adjective Relating to a takeover of a company that the target company's management opposes.

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