adj
Meaning 1
Full of, afflicted by, or causing diseases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a diseaseful climate
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
diseaseful
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adj
Meaning 2
Causing uneasiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- 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 [...]
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From disease + -ful.