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pestiferous

adjective pes·tif·er·ous \ pe-ˈsti-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
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pestiferously

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pestiferousness

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Examples of pestiferous in a Sentence

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

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Origin and Etymology of pestiferous

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

pestiferous Synonyms

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
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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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pestiferous

adjective pes·tif·er·ous \ pes-ˈtif-(ə-)rəs \

medical Definition of pestiferous

1 :carrying or propagating infection :pestilential
  • a pestiferous insect
2 :infected with a pestilential disease

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