Jump to content

venefic

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin venēficus, from venēnum (poison).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /vəˈnɛfɪk/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧nef‧ic

Adjective

[edit]

venefic (comparative more venefic, superlative most venefic)

  1. (archaic) poisonous; pertaining to poison or poisoning
    • 1857, Putnam's Monthly, page 411:
      Our attorney and Elder Noyse and many others talk of venefic and malignant particles, which shoot from the eyes of witches and enter the bodies of the afflicted.