adj satadj.alllikely to spread and cause an epidemic diseaseSynset:pestiferous pestilent pestilential
Examples:- a pestilential malignancy in the air - Jonathan Swift
- plaguey fevers
Antonyms:endemicecdemic
Derivationally Related Form:pestilenceplague
Inherited Hypernyms:pestilent
Similar to:epidemic
adj satadj.allcausing irritation or annoyanceSynset:annoying bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestering pestiferous plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:agreeable
Derivationally Related Form:plague
Inherited Hypernyms:annoying
Similar to:disagreeable
advadv.allin a disagreeable mannerSynset:plaguily plaguy
Pertainyms:plaguy
Inherited Hypernyms:plaguey