malaria
Part of speech: adjective
Malarial.
Part of speech: noun
Any foul air or exhalation, or a disease attributed to it; chills and fever.
Part of speech: adjective
Malarious.
Usage examples "malaria":
- No doubt it was a thrilling performance- through all the languor of malaria it thrills me now when I think of it- but it wasn't much to offer a War Correspondent, since it took us nowhere near the bombardment. - "A Journal of Impressions in Belgium", May Sinclair.
- What you've got is malaria or something. - "Left Guard Gilbert", Ralph Henry Barbour.
- I don't believe it would be possible for malaria to get into this house, we've had it gone over so thoroughly. - "A Hazard of New Fortunes", William Dean Howells.