4
scourge
4
septic(adjective, unclean)
3
diseased(adjective, catching, spreading)
3
epizootic
3
foul(adjective, unclean)
3
malignant
3
mephitic(adjective, catching, spreading)
3
outbreak
3
plague
3
venomous
2
contaminating(adjective, catching, spreading)
2
defiled(adjective, unclean)
2
destructive
2
dingy(adjective, unclean)
2
dirty(adjective, unclean)
2
disgusting(adjective, unclean)
2
dusty(adjective, unclean)
2
endemic(widespread, wide-ranging, contagious, transmissible, transmittable)
2
evil(adjective, baneful)
2
filthy(adjective, unclean)
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