pestiferous
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pes·tif·er·ous
(pĕ-stĭf'ər-əs) 
adj.
pestiferousness pes·tif'er·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Producing or breeding infectious disease.
- Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.
- Morally evil or deadly; pernicious.
- 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.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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pes·tif·er·ous
(pĕ-stĭf'ər-əs)
adj.
adj.
- Producing or breeding infectious disease.
- Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.
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Pestiferous
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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