venefic

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/vəˈnɛfɪk/

adjective

poisonous; pertaining to poison or poisoning

OriginLatin venēficus →
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Meanings

adjectivevenefic (comparative more venefic, superlative most venefic)

comparative more venefic · superlative most venefic

  1. archaicpoisonous; pertaining to poison or poisoning

    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.

    1857, Putnam's Monthly, page 411

Origin

  1. Latinvenēficus
  2. Englishvenefic

From Latin venēficus, from venēnum (“poison”).

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APA

venefic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venefic

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venefic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venefic.

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