maliferous

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adjective

unhealthy

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Meanings

adjectivemaliferous (comparative more maliferous, superlative most maliferous)

comparative more maliferous · superlative most maliferous

  1. archaicunhealthy
  2. archaicunsafe, perilous

    that gallant, fine-hearted soldier, who […] fell a victim to the maliferous climate of China

    1859, William Howard Russell, My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9

Origin

From mal- + -iferous.

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APA

maliferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maliferous

MLA

“maliferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maliferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maliferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maliferous.

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