pestiferous

pes·tif·er·ous

adj \pes-ˈti-f(ə-)rəs\

Definition of PESTIFEROUS

1

: dangerous to society : pernicious

2

a : carrying or propagating infection : pestilential b : infected with a pestilential disease

3

: troublesome, annoying

— pes·tif·er·ous·ly adverb

— pes·tif·er·ous·ness noun

Examples of PESTIFEROUS

1. <a pestiferous weed that has given gardeners no end of grief>

Origin of PESTIFEROUS

Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PESTIFEROUS

Synonyms: abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, annoying, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing

Related Words: burdensome, discomforting, displeasing, disquieting, distressing, importunate, importune, inconveniencing; angering, enraging, infuriating; brattish, bratty, mischievous, offensive, troublesome, upsetting; distractive, painful, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, worrisome; biting, grating, jangling, jarring, spiny, thorny

Near Antonyms: delightful, pleasing

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Rhymes with PESTIFEROUS

aquiferous