diseaseful en · ADJ
Etymology
From disease + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of, afflicted by, or causing diseases.
a diseaseful climate
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(obsolete) Causing uneasiness.
c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court For where the majesty of a king's house draws recourse and access, it is both disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the people, if the ways near-abouts be not fair and good […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most diseaseful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more diseaseful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |