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pestiferous

Dictionary definition · pestiferous

adjective

  1. contaminated with infecting organisms"dirty wounds"
  2. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease"a pestilential malignancy in the air"
  3. tending to corrupt or pervert
  4. causing irritation or annoyance"tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).