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pestiferous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pestiferous \Pes*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. pestiferus, pestifer pestis pest + ferre to bear: cf F. pestif[`e]re.] 1. Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagious; as pestiferous bodies. ``Poor, pestiferous creatures begging alms.'' --Evelyn. ``Unwholesome and pestiferous occupations.'' --Burke. 2. Noxious to peace, to morals, or to society; vicious; hurtful; destructive; as a pestiferous demagogue. Pestiferous reports of men very nobly held. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pestiferous adj : 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" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
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