"venefico" meaning in Italian

See venefico in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /veˈnɛ.fi.ko/ Forms: venefica [feminine], venefici [masculine, plural], venefiche [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛfiko Etymology: Borrowed from Latin venēficus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|venēficus}} Borrowed from Latin venēficus Head templates: {{it-adj}} venefico (feminine venefica, masculine plural venefici, feminine plural venefiche)
  1. poisonous, venomous
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-adj-rLLxboK6
  2. (by extension) unhealthy, harmful Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-adj-sPXfaoRu
  3. (figurative) morally damaging, poisonous to the mind Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-adj-pyXt-U7u
  4. (figurative, by extension) evil, treacherous Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-adj-0Wshyrw6
  5. (uncommon or law) that concerns an instance of poisoning Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-adj-RMc1HLYt Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: veneficamente Related terms: veleno, veneficio

Noun

IPA: /veˈnɛ.fi.ko/ Forms: venefici [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛfiko Etymology: Borrowed from Latin venēficus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|venēficus}} Borrowed from Latin venēficus Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} venefico m (plural venefici), {{tlb|it|literary}} (literary)
  1. poisoner Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-noun-JYITC4Ol
  2. poisonmaker, poisonmonger Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-venefico-it-noun-2K8eJg8e Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 12 2 22 7 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 12 0 21 7 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 7 0 12 4 76

Inflected forms

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