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Definitions for Toxic

[1] of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
[2] acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug.
[3] causing unpleasant feelings; harmful or malicious: a toxic boyfriend; toxic criticism.
[4] pertaining to or noting debt that will probably not be repaid: toxic mortgages.
[5] pertaining to or noting a financial instrument or other asset that has no value or an unknown value because there is no market for it: toxic mortgage-backed securities.
[6] a toxic chemical or other substance.
[7] of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
[8] harmful or deadly
[9] (of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder

Words related to Toxic

noxious, deadly, pernicious, harmful, virulent, lethal, baneful, mephitic, poison, venomous, pestilential, toxicant, septic

Words nearby Toxic

toxaphene, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, toxemic, toxi-, toxic, toxic bank, toxic cirrhosis, toxic effect, toxic epidermal necrolysis, toxic goiter

Origin of Toxic

1655–65; < Late Latin toxicus poisonous, adj. derivative of Latin toxicum poison < Greek toxikón (orig. short for toxikòn phármakon literally, bow poison, i.e., poison used on arrows), equivalent to tóx(on ) bow + -ikon, neuter of -ikos -ic

Words that may be confused with Toxic

toxic, toxin

Other words from Toxic

tox·i·cal·ly , adverb
hy·per·tox·ic , adjective
non·tox·ic , adjective
non·tox·i·cal·ly , adverb
post·tox·ic , adjective
un·tox·ic , adjective
un·tox·i·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Toxic

C17: from medical Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum poison, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon ) (poison) used on arrows, from toxon arrow

Synonyms for Toxic

deadly, harmful, lethal, noxious, pernicious, virulent, baneful, mephitic, pestilential, poison, septic, toxicant, venomous