diseased

adjective: having or affected with disease; affected with or as if with a disease; lacking health or soundness; sickly. Dictionary.com Example: // But it was good news to the poor, the diseased, the downtrodden and scorned, and all the “little” people. —Gene Robinson, DAILY BEAST, "Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It", 25 Dec. 2014. Merriam-Webster Examples: 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. Related Words: sickly, rotten, infirm, ailing, afflicted, infected, indisposed, infectious, sick, tainted, unsound, unwell, unwholesome. Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English disesed; compare Anglo-French diseasé. See disease, -ed2. —Dictionary.com. // Added: 5 Feb. 2020 {9:24 AM} Sources: 1, 2.