Veneficial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Veneficial is an adjective meaning (dated, now rare) Poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous.
Meaning
(dated, now rare) Poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous.
Example Sentences
[…] utilization of parasitic and predacious insects for the control of crop insect pests. It is expected to find in the tropics many veneficial insects […]
[…] 3. The chanting, canting, or calculating witch, who works by signs and numbers. 4. The veneficial or poisoning witch. 5. The exorcist or conjuring witch.
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?
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include venomous, malevolent, malefic, toxiferous, venomic, morbific.
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