viperine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vī′pər in, -pə rīn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vi•per•ine  (vī′pər in, -pə rīn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Reptilesof, pertaining to, or resembling a viper;
    venomous:a gossip with a viperine tongue.
  • Latin vīperīnus. See viper, -ine1
  • 1540–50

'viperine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
grass snake - viperous

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