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venefical

venefical is the obsolete form of veneficial.

Meaning of veneficial

Adjective

veneficial (comparative more veneficial, superlative most veneficial)

  1. (archaic, dated) Poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous.
    • Why the Goddesses sit commonly crosse-legged in ancient draughts, Since Juno is described in the same as a veneficial posture to hinder the birth of Hercules?1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 213

Forms of venefical

comparativemore venefical
superlativemost venefical

Origin of venefical

Latin veneficus.

Questions about venefical

What is venefical the obsolete form of?
Venefical is the obsolete form of veneficial.

Words near venefical in the dictionary

  1. veneerers
  2. veneering
  3. veneerings
  4. veneers
  5. venefic
  6. venefical
  7. venefice
  8. venefices
  9. veneficial
  10. veneficious
  11. veneficiously

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