pestiferous
21pestiferous — a. carrying infection or plague; noxious. ♦ pesticide, n. pest killing substance. ♦ pestology, n. scientific study of insect pests …
22pestiferous — adj. 1 noxious; pestilent. 2 harmful; pernicious; bearing moral contagion. Etymology: L pestifer, ferus (as PEST) …
23annoying galling chafing irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous pestilent plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious vexing — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …
24vampires — In East European folklore, a vampire is a a bloated, blood filled corpse which leaves its tomb, bringing disease and death. It is often assumed that the concept was unknown in England until imported (in glamorized form) by 19th century… …
25plaguey — I adjective 1. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease a pestilential malignancy in the air Jonathan Swift plaguey fevers • Syn: ↑pestilent, ↑pestilential, ↑pestiferous • Similar to: ↑ …
26anatipestifer infection — ə|nad.ə|pestəfə(r) noun Etymology: New Latin anatipestifer, from Latin anat , anas duck + New Latin i + Latin pestifer pestiferous more at pestiferous : an acute infectious disease of domestic ducks caused by a bacterium (Pasteurella… …
27pes|tif´er|ous|ness — pes|tif|er|ous «pehs TIHF uhr uhs», adjective. 1. bringing disease or infection; pestilential: »Rats are pestiferous. 2. Figurative. bringing moral evil; pernicious: »the pestiferous influence of a bad example. 3. Informal. troublesome; anno …
28pes|tif´er|ous|ly — pes|tif|er|ous «pehs TIHF uhr uhs», adjective. 1. bringing disease or infection; pestilential: »Rats are pestiferous. 2. Figurative. bringing moral evil; pernicious: »the pestiferous influence of a bad example. 3. Informal. troublesome; anno …
29pes|tif|er|ous — «pehs TIHF uhr uhs», adjective. 1. bringing disease or infection; pestilential: »Rats are pestiferous. 2. Figurative. bringing moral evil; pernicious: »the pestiferous influence of a bad example. 3. Informal. troublesome; anno …
30Archibuteo ferrugineus — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …
