Associations to the word «Pestiferous»
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Wiktionary
PESTIFEROUS, adjective. Containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
PESTIFEROUS, adjective. Annoying, vexatious
Dictionary definition
PESTIFEROUS, adjective. Contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen.
PESTIFEROUS, adjective. Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers".
PESTIFEROUS, adjective. Tending to corrupt or pervert.
PESTIFEROUS, adjective. 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".
Wise words
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