how to pronounce poisonous

/ˈpɔɪzənəs/

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poisonous is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of poisonous in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… probability that it is poisonous is p1 …”

meanings of poisonous

adjective:

Negative, harmful.
Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

poisonous frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word poisonous occurs in english on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.