Meaning
toxic; poisonous
- poisonous or harmful to living beings
- very harmful in an emotional or social way
In a sentence
Quel prodotto è tossico per i pesci.
That product is toxic to fish.
Questo fungo è tossico?
Is this mushroom poisonous?
L'aria qui non è tossica.
The air here isn't toxic.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tossico | masculine · singular |
| tossica | feminine · singular |
| tossici | masculine · plural |
| tossiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Literal with substances, plants, gases, waste, etc.
- Also figurative: rapporto tossico = toxic relationship.
- Do not confuse with intossicato, which means poisoned or intoxicated.