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venereous

venereous adjective: venereal (of diseases).

Adjective

venereous (comparative more venereous, superlative most venereous)

  1. (obsolete) venereal (of diseases)
  2. (obsolete) exciting lust; aphrodisiac
  3. (obsolete) lustful; lascivious; libidinous
    • The Males are less than the Females; are very venerous, endeavouring a Coit in the very Box in which they are hatch'd.1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC

Forms of venereous

comparativemore venereous
superlativemost venereous

Origin of venereous

Latin venereus, venerius.

Questions about venereous

What does venereous mean?
Venereous means venereal (of diseases).
What part of speech is venereous?
Venereous is an adjective.

Words near venereous in the dictionary

  1. venereologists
  2. venereology
  3. venereophobia
  4. venereophobias
  5. venereophobic
  6. venereous
  7. venerer
  8. venerers
  9. Veneres
  10. venerial
  11. Venerian

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