venefical

English

Etymology

Latin veneficus.

Adjective

venefical (comparative more venefical, superlative most venefical)

1. Obsolete form of veneficial.

   Ben Jonson, 1616, The Masque of Queens, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, p.946: These witches [...] came forth from thence. [...] all with spindles, timbrels, rattles, or other veneficall instruments.