pestiferous - Meaning in Telugu

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pestiferous - Meaning in Telugu

Definitions and Meaning of pestiferous in English

pestiferous adjective

1. causing irritation or annoyance

   Synonyms

   annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing

   Examples

   • "a pesky mosquito"
   • "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"
   • "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"
   • "a vexatious child"
   • "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"
   • "an irritating delay"
   • "found it galling to have to ask permission"
   • "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
   • "nettlesome paperwork"
   • "swarms of pestering gnats"
   • "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"
2. tending to corrupt or pervert

   Synonyms

   corruptive, perversive

3. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

   Synonyms

   pestilent, pestilential, plaguey

   Examples

   • "a pestilential malignancy in the air"
   • "plaguey fevers"
4. contaminated with infecting organisms

   Synonyms

   dirty

   Examples

   • "dirty wounds"
   • "obliged to go into infected rooms"

Synonyms of pestiferous

• annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing
• corruptive, perversive
• pestilent, pestilential, plaguey
• dirty

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