English dictionary
pestiferous
adjectivePronunciation
ˌpɛsˈtɪfəɹəs
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- causing irritation or annoyance
adjective
- tending to corrupt or pervert
adjective
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
adjective
- contaminated with infecting organisms
Example sentences
tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
found it galling to have to ask permission
an irritating delay
nettlesome paperwork
{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': 'a pestilential malignancy in the air'}
plaguey fevers
dirty wounds
{'source': 'Jane Austen', 'text': 'obliged to go into infected rooms'}