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diˈseaseful, a.
[f. disease n. + -ful.]
†1. Fraught with discomfort, trouble, or annoyance; troublesome. Obs.
1388Wyclif Gen. xxxix. 10 The womman was diseseful to the ȝong waxynge man. ― Judg. xiv. 17 Sche was diseseful to hym. a1626Bacon Charge at Sess. of Verge (T.) It is both disgraceful to the king, and diseaseful to the people, if the ways near about be not fair and good.
2. Full of or affected with disease; morbid, diseased. Now rare.
1596Spenser State Irel. (Globe) 646/2 His languishing sowle being disquieted by his diseaseful bodye. 1624Donne Devot. (ed. 2) 261 This great hospital, this sick, this diseaseful world. 1889Tennyson Happy ix, This coarse diseaseful creature [a leper].
b. Causing or tending to disease, unwholesome.
1605Timme Quersit. i. xviii. 97 By the taking away of the diseasefull impurities. 1762J. Warton Poems, Enthusiast 82 Diseaseful dainties, riot and excess.
Hence † diˈseasefulness, discomfort, uneasiness.
1580Sidney Arcadia iii. (1622) 300 The same consideration made them attend all diseasefulnesse. |