venereal
adjective
ve·ne·re·al
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Definition of venereal
1
: of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence
2a
: resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse
venereal infections
b
: of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease
a high venereal rate
c
: involving the genital organs
venereal sarcoma
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Examples of venereal in a Sentence
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And, as a hold-over from classical traditions, leprosy in particular was linked to Venus and thus to venereal sins. — Lily Rothman, Time, "The Real History Behind That Gruesome Greyscale Treatment on Game of Thrones," 31 July 2017 Among her revelations: The pay was lousy, the male customers propositioned the female staff, and she was forced to get a gynecological exam and take a test for venereal disease before she was hired. — Verena Dobnik, The Mercury News, "The Bunnies are back in town: Playboy Club reopening in NYC," 7 Feb. 2017 A doctor creates a venereal disease-like parasite that infects various people (and makes them sexually crazed) living in a Canadian apartment block in this early David Cronenberg body-horror thriller. — Nick Schager, Esquire, "Here Are the Must-Stream Movies of June 2017," 31 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'venereal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for venereal
venereal
adjective
ve·ne·re·al
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Medical Definition of venereal
1
: of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence
2a
: resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse
venereal infections
b
: of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease
a high venereal rate
c
: involving the genital organs
venereal sarcoma
Other Words from venereal
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