Definition of "venereous" [ve•ne•re•ous]

• Venereal; exciting lust; aphrodisiac (adjective)
• Lustful; lascivious; libidinous (adjective)

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• "It shall not bee needfull to speake much of the profit, which will ensue by the fit administration of it in the inveterat venereous"
• "_Berenice_ did neuer vow in the venereous Temple for her _Tholomaus_, nor _Conus_ the Mathematrician did euer beholde the like placed in the"
• "But the ingenious Mr. Lisle, in his book on husbandry, carries it much farther; for he says that the loss of those insignia alone has sometimes a strange effect on the ability itself: he had a boar so fierce and venereous, that, to prevent mischief, orders were given for his tusks to be broken off."