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单词 pestiferous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pes•tif•er•ous /pɛˈstɪfərəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Pathologybringing or bearing disease.
  2. troublesome;
    annoying.
See -fer-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pes•tif•er•ous  (pe stifər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologybringing or bearing disease.
  2. pestilential.
  3. pernicious;
    evil.
  4. [Informal.]mischievous;
    troublesome or annoying.
  • Latin pestiferus plague-bringing, equivalent. to pesti- (stem of pestis) pest + -ferus -ferous
  • late Middle English 1425–75
pes•tifer•ous•ly, adv. 
pes•tifer•ous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pestiferous /pɛˈstɪfərəs/ adj
  1. informal troublesome; irritating
  2. breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease
  3. corrupting; pernicious
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, pest + ferre to bring

pesˈtiferously adv pesˈtiferousness n
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