The meaning of Pestiferous

Pestiferous – definition

adjective
Harbouring infection and disease.
Usage examples:
The pestiferous area around the prison

有害的

Pesterig, Verpestend, Verderfelijk, Schadelijk

Pestilentiel

Schädlinge, Verpestet, Lästig

अनिष्टकारक, विनाशक, संक्रामक, रोगप्रसारक, घातक, अनिष्टकर

Pestifero

유해한, 성가신, 전염성의, 역병에 걸린

Ядовитый, Вредный, Надоедливый, Докучливый, Зловонный, Опасный, Распространяющий заразу

Pestífero, Fastidioso, Pesado, Pernicioso

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘morally corrupting’): from Latin pestifer ‘bringing pestilence’ + -ous.

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noun
The state or quality of being pestiferous.

adverb
In a pestiferous manner; (figurative) dangerously.

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