Ven"e*nose` (?), a. [L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison. Cf. Venomous.]
Poisonous. [Obs.]
Ven`er*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being venerable;
venerableness. Dr. H. More.
Ven"er*a*ble (?), a. [L. venerabilis: cf. F. vénérable.] 1. Capable of
being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor
and respect; — generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable
magistrate; a venerable parent.
He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is always venerable.
De Quincey.
Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation.