pestiferous vs evil

pestiferous is not a noun while evil is a noun.

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

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

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