pestiferous
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Is pestiferous a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adjective satellite (English)
1. contaminated with infecting organisms; ; - Jane AustenExamples: "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"Synonyms: dirty, pestiferous
2. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan SwiftExamples: "a pestilential malignancy in the air"; "plaguey fevers"Synonyms: pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey
3. tending to corrupt or pervertSynonyms: corruptive, perversive, pestiferous
4. causing irritation or annoyanceExamples: "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"Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous
Definition source: Wiktionary