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pestiferous

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Religion is a virus and islam is a particularly pestiferous strain.

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contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

adjective

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"

adjective

tending to corrupt or pervert

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pestiferous.

adjective

contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

See also: dirty

adjective

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"

See also: pestilent, pestilential, plaguey

adjective

causing irritation or annoyance; "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"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

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Religion is a virus and islam is a particularly pestiferous strain.

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How do you use pestiferous in a sentence?

Religion is a virus and islam is a particularly pestiferous strain.

What does pestiferous mean?

contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

What part of speech is pestiferous?

pestiferous is commonly used as adjective.