adjectiveherpestĭcusHERPESTICVS☆ KeepMeaningspreadingLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HERPESTICUSLEWIS & SHORTHERPESTICUSherpestĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἑρπηστικός, I. spreading, eating: gangraena, Lucil. ap. Non. 117, 22 (al. herpes ita; v. herpes, I.).Read the whole entry