Word of the Day - toxic

toxic

/ˈtɒksɪk/
adjective
1 Poisonous.
1.1 Relating to or caused by poison.
1.2 Very bad, unpleasant, or harmful.
2 Finance - Denoting or relating to debt which has a high risk of default.
2.1 Denoting securities which are based on toxic debt and for which there is not a healthy or functioning market.

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Tina rode past the lava flow which out-gassed toxic fumes. She stayed at a distance, and carefully upwind. An active volcano's eerie beauty can be lethal in many ways.