pestiferously
ər adjective
1.
bringing or bearing disease.
2.
3.
pernicious; evil.
4.
Informal. mischievous; troublesome or annoying.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | informal troublesome; irritating |
| 2. | breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease |
| 3. | corrupting; pernicious |
| [C16: from Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, | |
| pes'tiferously | |
| —adv | |
| pes'tiferousness | |
| —n | |
| pestiferous (pɛˈstɪfərəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | informal troublesome; irritating |
| 2. | breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease |
| 3. | corrupting; pernicious |
| [C16: from Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, | |
| pes'tiferously | |
| —adv | |
| pes'tiferousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
pestiferous
1458, mischievous, pernicious, fig. use of L. pestiferus "that brings plague or destruction," variant of pestifer "bringing plague," from pestis "plague" + ferre "carry" (see infer).
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Medical Dictionary
pestiferous pes·tif·er·ous (pě-stĭf'ər-əs)
adj.
Producing or breeding infectious disease.
Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.
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