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diseasefulness en · NOUN

Etymology

From diseaseful + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) The quality of being diseaseful; trouble; trial.
    • The evil effects of killing are short life, diseasefulness etc. 1995, Bela Bhattacharya, Facets of Early Buddhism: A Study of Fundamental Principles, page 135:
    • "The diseasefulness is terrific," said the dusky Nabob. 1973, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch - Volume 264, page 689:
    • But as before the consideration of a prison had disgraced all ornaments, so now the same consideration made them attend all diseasefulness a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC: