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Meaning of toxic
adjective
- Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. Example: Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.
- Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems. Example: The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.
- Severely negative or harmful. Example: a toxic environment that promoted bullying
- (of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic. Example: It is not good to be around toxic people.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
What is a Dictionary Checker?
A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
How It Works
The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.