PESTIFEROUS


Meaning of PESTIFEROUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: pes- ' ti-f( ə -)r ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous

Date: 15th century

1 : dangerous to society : PERNICIOUS

2 a : carrying or propagating infection : PESTILENTIAL b : infected with a pestilential disease

3 : TROUBLESOME , ANNOYING

– pes · tif · er · ous · ly adverb

– pes · tif · er · ous · ness noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.