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pestiferous
DEFINITIONS OF:
pestiferous
1
adj
contaminated with infecting organisms
Synonyms:
dirty
infected
,
septic
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
adj
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
Synonyms:
pestilent
,
pestilential
,
plaguey
epidemic
(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
adj
tending to corrupt or pervert
Synonyms:
corruptive
,
perversive
evil
morally bad or wrong
adj
causing irritation or annoyance
Synonyms:
annoying
,
bothersome
,
galling
,
irritating
,
nettlesome
,
pesky
,
pestering
,
plaguey
,
plaguy
,
teasing
,
vexatious
,
vexing
disagreeable
not to your liking
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