Venereal /(?)/
Ve·ne·re·al
Venereal
a.
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Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.
Into the snare I fell Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
- Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison. (Med.)
- Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
- Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.]
Venereal
n.
- The venereal disease; syphilis. (Med.)