"maliferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more maliferous [comparative], most maliferous [superlative]
Etymology: From mal- + -iferous. Etymology templates: {{con|en|mal|iferous}} mal- + -iferous Head templates: {{en-adj}} maliferous (comparative more maliferous, superlative most maliferous)
  1. (archaic) unhealthy Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-maliferous-en-adj-hYJgcsPU
  2. (archaic) unsafe, perilous Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-maliferous-en-adj-l3TZ6wqO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-, English terms suffixed with -iferous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mal-: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iferous: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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