pestiferous

[ pe-stif-er-uhs ]

/ pɛˈstɪf ər əs /

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adjective

spreading or bearing disease, especially deadly epidemic disease; pestilential: pestiferous rats.

pernicious; evil: The wicked duke's pestiferous rule blighted the countryside.

Informal. mischievous; troublesome or annoying: Those pestiferous boys won't leave my apple tree alone.

Origin of pestiferous

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin pestiferus “pestilential,” equivalent to pesti- (stem of pestis ) + -ferus; see origin at pest, -ferous

OTHER WORDS FROM pestiferous

pes·tif·er·ous·ly, adverbpes·tif·er·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby pestiferous

pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto

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Example sentences from the Web for pestiferous

He belonged to that large and pestiferous tribe of reformers, who go through the world without fixed principles.
Gabriel Tolliver|Joel Chandler Harris
Pestiferous little man disturbed nature, and it all seemed so absurd out there on those quiet gray hills.
Crooked Trails|Frederic Remington
He had a vague impression of calling the landlady and of seeing the body carried from the pestiferous room.
Reginald Cruden|Talbot Baines Reed
We landed at Scanderoon, a wretched and deserted village, surrounded with pestiferous marshes on all sides.
The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon|Habeeb Risk Allah

It seems that that pestiferous British frigate, the Talisman, lies at anchor in the bay on the other side of the island.
Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader|R. M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for pestiferous

pestiferous

/ (pɛˈstɪfərəs) /

adjective

informal troublesome; irritating

breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease

corrupting; pernicious

Derived forms of pestiferous

pestiferously, adverbpestiferousness, noun

Word Origin for pestiferous

C16: from Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, pest + ferre to bring

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Medical definitions for pestiferous

pestiferous

[ pĕ-stĭf′ər-əs ]

adj.

Producing or breeding infectious disease.

Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.

单词	pestiferous
释义	pestiferous [ pe-stif-er-uhs ] / pɛˈstɪf ər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pestiferous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective spreading or bearing disease, especially deadly epidemic disease; pestilential: pestiferous rats. pernicious; evil: The wicked duke's pestiferous rule blighted the countryside. Informal. mischievous; troublesome or annoying: Those pestiferous boys won't leave my apple tree alone. Origin of pestiferous First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin pestiferus “pestilential,” equivalent to pesti- (stem of pestis ) + -ferus; see origin at pest, -ferous OTHER WORDS FROM pestiferous pes·tif·er·ous·ly, adverbpes·tif·er·ous·ness, noun Words nearby pestiferous pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pestiferous He belonged to that large and pestiferous tribe of reformers, who go through the world without fixed principles. Gabriel Tolliver\|Joel Chandler Harris Pestiferous little man disturbed nature, and it all seemed so absurd out there on those quiet gray hills. Crooked Trails\|Frederic Remington He had a vague impression of calling the landlady and of seeing the body carried from the pestiferous room. Reginald Cruden\|Talbot Baines Reed We landed at Scanderoon, a wretched and deserted village, surrounded with pestiferous marshes on all sides. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon\|Habeeb Risk Allah It seems that that pestiferous British frigate, the Talisman, lies at anchor in the bay on the other side of the island. Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader\|R. M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for pestiferous pestiferous / (pɛˈstɪfərəs) / adjective informal troublesome; irritating breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease corrupting; pernicious Derived forms of pestiferous pestiferously, adverbpestiferousness, noun Word Origin for pestiferous C16: from Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, pest + ferre to bring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pestiferous bothersome, contagious, diseased, harmful, infectious, noisome, noxious, pernicious, toxic, unhealthy, virulent, pestilential Medical definitions for pestiferous pestiferous [ pĕ-stĭf′ər-əs ] adj. Producing or breeding infectious disease. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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pestiferous

adjective

Origin of pestiferous

OTHER WORDS FROM pestiferous

Words nearby pestiferous

Example sentences from the Web for pestiferous

British Dictionary definitions for pestiferous

adjective

Derived forms of pestiferous

Word Origin for pestiferous

Words related to pestiferous

Medical definitions for pestiferous

adj.