toxic
/ˈtɒk.sɪk/adj
Middle School
1
Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
2
Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
3
Severely negative or harmful.
4
Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing