pestiferous

(pĕ-stĭf'ər-əs)
adj.

1. 1. Producing or breeding infectious disease.
   2. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.
2. Morally evil or deadly; pernicious.
3. Bothersome; annoying.

[Middle English, from Latin pestiferus, variant of pestifer : pestis, pestilence; see pest + -fer, -fer.]

pestiferously pes·tif'er·ous·ly adv.
pestiferousness pes·tif'er·ous·ness n.

(pĕ-stĭf'ər-əs)
adj.

1. Producing or breeding infectious disease.
2. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: causing irritation or annoyance
  Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pestbefængt, fordærvelig, væmmelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
schadelijk, verderfelijk, irritant

Français (French)
adj. - satané (hum)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - giftig, lästig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νοσογόνος

Italiano (Italian)
pestifero, tremendo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pestífero, pernicioso, desagradável

Русский (Russian)
инфицированный, тлетворный, пагубный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pestífero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förpestad, skadlig, odräglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
传播疾病的, 邪恶的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傳播疾病的, 邪惡的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전염성의, 역병에 걸린, 해로운, 성가신

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 伝染病の, 有害な, やっかいな, うるさい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وبائي, معد, مصاب بمرض وبائي, مزعج, مضايق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משחית, מזיק, מטריד, מציק, מדביק, מביא מחלה‬

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