viperine
/vahy-per-in, -puh-rahyn/US // ˈvaɪ pər ɪn, -pəˌraɪn //
蝰蛇,毒蛇,毒蛇素,蝮蛇
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, relating to, or resembling a viper; venomous: a gossip with a viperine tongue.
Examples
Here, among a number of viperine snakes of about the same size, is a snake that lives on eggs.
But your Lamia has taught you some subtle 'viperine' reasoning and motiving, for the turning down one street instead of another.
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