Dictionary Check: pestiferous

"pestiferous" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adjective

contaminated with infecting organisms

Example: "dirty wounds"
Synonyms:
adjective

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

Example: "a pestilential malignancy in the air"
adjective

tending to corrupt or pervert

adjective

causing irritation or annoyance

Example: "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"

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