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| pes·tif·er·ous [ pə stíffərəss ] |
adjective |
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1. annoying: troublesome or annoying
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2. causing infectious disease: breeding or spreading a virulently infectious disease
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3. corrupting: evil and corrupting
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formal
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| [15th century. < Latin pestifer "plague-carrying" < pestis "plague"] |
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  pes·tif·er·ous·ly adverb |
| pes·tif·er·ous·ness noun |
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