Pestiferous - English meaning

Pestiferous – definitions in English dictionary

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, अनिष्टकर, संक्रामक, रोगप्रसारक, घातक

Pestifero

유해한, 성가신, 전염성의, 역병에 걸린

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

Pestífero, Fastidioso, Pernicioso, Pesado

Word origin

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

Worder is a free project where you can save words, add translations and study English words.

In order to use our service, you need a free account. You can sign in or sign up an account right now. You can use it in our application afterward.

* The project is being actively developed right now. So, not all functions are available, but we update it regularly.

noun
The state or quality of being pestiferous.

adverb
In a pestiferous manner; (figurative) dangerously.

Please register or authorize in order to use all the features of our service.

🙏 Support our free project clicking on the ads below:

All our English words and phrases are available for learning for free in our mobile application.

We also provide a browser extension which allows you to find words in our database right in your browser.

Or simply scan this code: