pestiferous

== English == === Etymology === Mid 15th century, in sense “mischievous, pernicious”, from Latin pestiferus (“bearing plague”), from pestifer, from pestis (“plague”) + ferre (“carry”) (see infer). By surface analysis, pest +‎ -i- (“bearing, carrying”) +‎ -ferous. === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌpɛsˈtɪfəɹəs/ Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs === Adjective === pestiferous (comparative more pestiferous, superlative most pestiferous) containing organisms that cause contagious diseases annoying, vexatious ==== Synonyms ==== (harboring disease, annoying): pestilent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pest pestilent ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === septiferous