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pestiferous
pes·tif·er·ous P0217000 (pĕ-stĭf′ər-əs)adj.1. a. Producing or breeding infectious disease.b. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.2. Morally evil or deadly; pernicious.3. Bothersome; annoying.
[Middle English, from Latin pestiferus, variant of pestifer : pestis, pestilence; see pest + -fer, -fer.]
pes·tif′er·ous·ly adv.pes·tif′er·ous·ness n.pestiferous (pɛˈstɪfərəs) or pestfuladj1. informal troublesome; irritating2. (Pathology) breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease3. corrupting; pernicious[C16: from Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, pest + ferre to bring] pesˈtiferously adv pesˈtiferousness npes•tif•er•ous (pɛˈstɪf ər əs)
adj. 1. bringing or bearing disease. 2. pernicious; dangerous. 3. troublesome; annoying. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin pestiferus plague-bringing =pesti- (s. of pestis) pest + -ferus -ferous] pes•tif′er•ous•ly, adv. pes•tif′er•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pestiferous - contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austendirtyinfected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" | | 2. | pestiferous - likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"pestilential, plaguey, pestilentepidemic - (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" | | 3. | pestiferous - tending to corrupt or pervertcorruptive, perversiveevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" | | 4. |  pestiferous - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguy, vexatious, vexing, plaguey, teasingdisagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" |
Translations
pestiferous
pes·ti·len·tial (pes'ti-len'shăl), Relating to or tending to produce a pestilence. Synonym(s): pestiferouspestiferous (pĕ-stĭf′ər-əs)adj.1. a. Producing or breeding infectious disease.b. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.2. Morally evil or deadly; pernicious.3. Bothersome; annoying.
pes·tif′er·ous·ly adv.pes·tif′er·ous·ness n.pestiferous adjective
(1) Producing an infectious disease; i.e., pathogenic.
(2) Peferring to or causing a pestilence; e.g., epidemic.pestiferous (pĕs-tĭf′ĕr-ŭs) [L. pestiferus] Producing a pestilence; carrying infection.pestiferous
Synonyms for pestiferousadj contaminated with infecting organismsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj likely to spread and cause an epidemic diseaseSynonyms- pestilential
- plaguey
- pestilent
Related Wordsadj tending to corrupt or pervertSynonymsRelated Wordsadj causing irritation or annoyanceSynonyms- annoying
- bothersome
- galling
- irritating
- nettlesome
- pesky
- pestering
- plaguy
- vexatious
- vexing
- plaguey
- teasing
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