veneficious

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɛnɪˈfɪʃəs/

Adjective

veneficious (comparative more veneficious, superlative most veneficious)

1. (obsolete) Acting by poison; used in poisoning or sorcery.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     an old veneficious practice

Related terms

• veneficial
• veneficiously