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pestiferous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pestiferous

causing annoyance
  • a pestiferous weed that has given gardeners no end of grief
Synonyms of pestiferous

abrasive, aggravating, annoying, bothersome, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, rankling, riling, vexatious, vexing
Words Related to pestiferous

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 of pestiferous

delightful, pleasing

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