diseased

adjective

dis·​eased di-ˈzēzd 

: affected with or as if with a disease : lacking health or soundness : sickly

During a transplant, the surgeon removes the diseased lung (sometimes both) and transplants a lung or lungs from a donor.

—Elaine K. Howley

Pruning is critical to blueberry productivity. An annual pruning regimen is needed to remove old and diseased canes, encourage strong new canes and increase the harvest.

—Sequim (Washington) Gazette

He said he occasionally has had to put an animal down if it is diseased or severely injured, but often works with animal rehabilitators to rescue others when possible.

—Sarah Bowman

Sirois believes that the confession from Hernandez, who has since pleaded not guilty, was the product of a diseased mind. Defense lawyers claim he's mentally ill, hears voices, and has rock-bottom intelligence.

—Andrea Peyser

Examples of diseased in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Swift wasn’t dealing with literal disease on top of diseased relationships, so Halsey has got a few extra building blocks here. —Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024

Remove dead, damaged, and diseased material right away. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024

To many at the time, gay meant perverted and—as Hujar and so many like him lay dying—diseased. —Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

Summary Heart valve replacement is a treatment option for a diseased or damaged valve. —Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above