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  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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