viperous

vi·per·ous

[vahy-per-uhs]
adjective
1.
of the nature of or resembling a viper: a viperous movement.
2.
of or pertaining to vipers.
3.
characteristic of vipers.

Origin:
1525–35; viper + -ous

vi·per·ous·ly, adverb
pseu·do·vi·per·ous, adjective
pseu·do·vi·per·ous·ly, adverb
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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viperous or viperish (ˈvaɪpərəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  Also: viperine of, relating to, or resembling a viper
2.  malicious
 
viperish or viperish (ˈvaɪpərəs, ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
 
'viperously or viperish
 
adv
 
'viperishly or viperish
 
adv

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