(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:15:06

Ven`e*fi"cial (?), Ven`e*fi"cious (?), a.

Acting by poison; used in poisoning or in sorcery.

[Obs.] "An old veneficious practice." Sir T. Browne. -- Ven`e*fi"cious*ly, adv. [Obs.]

 

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