pestiferous

[ pe-stif-er-uh s ]
/ pɛˈstɪf ər əs /
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adjective

bringing or bearing disease.
pestilential.
pernicious; evil.
Informal. mischievous; troublesome or annoying.

Origin of pestiferous

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin pestiferus plague-bringing, equivalent to pesti- (stem of pestis) pest + -ferus -ferous

OTHER WORDS FROM pestiferous

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

Words nearby pestiferous

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

Words related to pestiferous

bothersome, contagious, diseased, harmful, infectious, noisome, noxious, pernicious, toxic, unhealthy, virulent, pestilential

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British Dictionary definitions for pestiferous

pestiferous
/ (pɛˈstɪfərəs) /

adjective

informal troublesome; irritating
breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease
corrupting; pernicious

Derived forms of pestiferous

pestiferously, adverb pestiferousness, noun

Word Origin for pestiferous

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

Medical definitions for pestiferous

pestiferous
[ pĕ-stĭf′ər-əs ]

adj.

Producing or breeding infectious disease.
Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.