Synonyms for pestiferous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pe-stif-er-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : pɛˈstɪf ər əs

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Origin : mid-15c., "mischievous, pernicious," figurative use of Latin pestiferus "that brings plague or destruction," variant of pestifer "bringing plague, destructive, noxious," from pestis "plague" (see pest) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Related: Pestiferously; pestiferousness.

adj annoying

Example sentences :

"You pestiferous gnats insisted on grabbing the ball," he sneered.
Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith

We need all the people we can get, but they are a pestiferous outfit.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

"You are a pestiferous son-in-law," said Warren, as Lyman entered the room.
Extract from : « Old Ebenezer » by Opie Read

But need one's love for things English include this pestiferous sparrow?
Extract from : « Wild Life Near Home » by Dallas Lore Sharp

Some species of this genus are pestiferous weeds all over the world.
Extract from : « The American Flower Garden Directory » by Thomas Hibbert

Let me give you the answer to a few petty and pestiferous lures.
Extract from : « The Hive » by Will Levington Comfort

The stairs that ascend to the garret are pestiferous and dingy.
Extract from : « The Spirit of the Ghetto » by Hutchins Hapgood

Didnt we leave them outside, on the edge of this pestiferous region?
Extract from : « Jack Ranger's Gun Club » by Clarence Young

He had hitched his wagon to a star and been landed in a pestiferous marsh.
Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London

The very atmosphere in which ye live is pestiferous because of you.
Extract from : « Halil the Pedlar » by Mr Jkai

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