venerealee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl.i/ (General-American)
- /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl.iː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /vɪ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From venereal + -ee.
Meanings
-
(obsolete) One who has a venereal disease.
[T]he heavy-lipp'd slave is invited … the venerealee is invited, / There shall be no difference between them and the rest.
1855 July 4, Walt Whitman, “[Song of Myself]”, in Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.: [James and Andrew Rome], →OCLC, stanza 19, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| venerealees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |