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pestiferous

adjective

pes·​tif·​er·​ous pe-ˈsti-f(ə-)rəs How to pronounce pestiferous (audio)
1
: dangerous to society : pernicious
2
a
: carrying or propagating infection : pestilential
b
: infected with a pestilential disease
3
pestiferously adverb
pestiferousness noun

Example Sentences

a pestiferous weed that has given gardeners no end of grief
Recent Examples on the Web After the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48), the Dutch were probably eager for reminders of ordinary domestic life, even pestiferous ones, and for images of quiet and tenderness. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017 Mr. Marín said three factors favored his coffee: the elevation, which is high enough to keep pestiferous coffee borer bugs at bay; the humidity, which stems from passing clouds that provide a steady stream of moisture; and the red soil. Gustave Axelson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pestiferous was in the 15th century

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