Venefic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

English

Etymology

Latin veneficus, from venenum ‘poison’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /vɛ'nɛfɪk/

Adjective

Positive venefic

Comparative more venefic

Superlative most venefic

1. (archaic) poisonous; pertaining to poison or poisoning
   • 1857: 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. — Putnam's Monthly (Putnam's 1857, p. 411)