evil vs pestiferous

evil is a noun but pestiferous is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evil	Yes	Yes	No	No
pestiferous	No	Yes	No	No

evil (noun)	pestiferous (noun)
morally objectionable behavior
the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

evil (adjective)	pestiferous (adjective)
morally bad or wrong	causing irritation or annoyance
having or exerting a malignant influence	likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
having the nature of vice	tending to corrupt or pervert
	contaminated with infecting organisms