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pestiferous definition

pes·tif·er·ous (pes tif′ər əs)

adjective

    1. bringing or carrying disease
    2. Archaic infected with an epidemic disease
  2. dangerous to morals or to the welfare of society; noxious; evil
  3. Informal annoying; mischievous; bothersome

Etymology: ME < L pestiferus < pestis, plague + ferre, to bear

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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