venefic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈnɛfɪk/
• Hyphenation: ve‧nef‧ic

Adjective

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.