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Meaning of "pestiferous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PESTIFEROUS

From Latin pestifer, from pestis contagious disease, pest + ferre to bring.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PESTIFEROUS

pestiferous  [pɛˈstɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PESTIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pestiferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PESTIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Virulence

Virulence is, by MeSH definition, the degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of parasites as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the organism to invade the tissues of the host. The pathogenicity of an organism - its ability to cause disease - is determined by its virulence factors. The noun virulence derives from the adjective virulent. Virulent can describe either disease severity or a pathogen's infectivity. The word virulent derives from the Latin word virulentus, meaning "a poisoned wound" or "full of poison." In an ecological context, virulence can be defined as the host's parasite-induced loss of fitness. Virulence can be understood in terms of proximate causes—those specific traits of the pathogen that help make the host ill—and ultimate causes—the evolutionary pressures that lead to virulent traits occurring in a pathogen strain.

Definition of pestiferous in the English dictionary

The first definition of pestiferous in the dictionary is troublesome; irritating. Other definition of pestiferous is breeding, carrying, or spreading infectious disease. Pestiferous is also corrupting; pernicious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PESTIFEROUS


amentiferous
ˌæmənˈtɪfərəs
argentiferous
ˌɑːdʒənˈtɪfərəs
chaetiferous
kiːˈtɪfərəs
cobaltiferous
ˌkəʊbɔːlˈtɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
diamantiferous
ˌdaɪəmænˈtɪfərəs
fructiferous
frʌkˈtɪfərəs
garnetiferous
ˌɡɑːnəˈtɪfərəs
guttiferous
ɡʌˈtɪfərəs
lactiferous
lækˈtɪfərəs
margaritiferous
ˌmɑːɡərɪˈtɪfərəs
mortiferous
mɔːˈtɪfərəs
pyritiferous
ˌpaɪrɪˈtɪfərəs
rotiferous
rəʊˈtɪfərəs
salutiferous
ˌsæljəˈtɪfərəs
septiferous
sɛpˈtɪfərəs
setiferous
sɪˈtɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
stigmatiferous
ˌstɪɡməˈtɪfərəs
vitiferous
vɪˈtɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PESTIFEROUS

pester power
pesterer
pesteringly
pesterment
pesterous
pestful
pesthole
pesthouse
pesticidal
pesticide
pestiferously
pestiferousness
pestilence
pestilent
pestilential
pestilentially
pestilently
pestle
pesto
pestological

WORDS THAT END LIKE PESTIFEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of pestiferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pestiferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PESTIFEROUS

Find out the translation of pestiferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pestiferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pestiferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

传播疾病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pestilente
570 millions of speakers

English

pestiferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिष्टकारक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pestiferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заразу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pestífera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোগসৃষ্টিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pestilentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berantakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verpestet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厄介な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전염성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pestiferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độc hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழிவு தருகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत त्रासदायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pestiferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pestifero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заразу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pestiferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοιμικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verpestend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pestiferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pestiferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pestiferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PESTIFEROUS»

The term «pestiferous» is normally little used and occupies the 111.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PESTIFEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pestiferous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pestiferous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pestiferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PESTIFEROUS»

Discover the use of pestiferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pestiferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mosquitoes and Their Control
Society as a whole, stands to gain from improved, environmentally responsible mosquito management programmes designed on the basis of the broader understanding of mosquitoes and their control provided in this enlightening book.
Norbert Becker, 2003
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Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management
... design practical and cost-effective biorational management schemes aimed at minimizing the damage inflicted by the pestiferous species to owners of commercial orchards and backyard gardens through environmental manipulation .
MartÃn Aluja, Tracy C. Leskey, Charles Vincent, 2009
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Models of Democracy
It is, in particular, 'the pestiferous purple', she says in a memorable phrase, 'which renders the progress of civilization a curse, and warps the understanding' ( Vindication, p. 99). Wollstonecraft directs most of her criticism at all those whose ...
David Held, 2006
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The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Exhibiting a ...
The driest spots in the world, such as the leeward shores of Martinique and Guadaloupe, or the base of Gibraltar Hill, are then the most pestiferous, and ague will not reappear until the surface has been again thoroughly drenched and chilled ...
‎1843
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The Journal of Foreign Medical Science and Literature
In this pa er, Dr. Ferguson undertakes to prove, that the opinions generally en ertained with respect'to the nature and origin of “ Pestiferous miasmata” are erroneous; and although we cannot go along with him in all the conclusions he has ...
‎1823
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Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
In this paper, Dr Ferguson undertakes to prove, that the opinions generally entertained with respect to the nature and origin of " Pestiferous miasmata" are erroneous; and although we cannot go along with him in all the conclusions he has ...
‎1823
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"A Gift from the Gods": The Education of the Phronimoi in Plato
Of course the virtues are dependent on prudence for their goodness, so the pestiferous man uses his intelligence and memory to do harm, not only to his city, but to his own soul as well. Similarly, all are dependent on time to develop. There is ...
Patrick Alan Harmon, 2009
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Farm and Garden Rule-Book
Pestiferous Birds Bird poisons. 1. Place a shallow box on the end of a pole, and put it four or five feet from the ground to keep the poison out of the way of domestic fowls. In the box sprinkle corn-meal and a very little strychnine, which mixture ...
Liberty Bailey, 2008
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Upon the Types of the Old Testament
O most terrible, most abominable, most pestiferous, most poisonous, most astonishingly Monstrous, & noxious. He assaults thee. He poisons thee. He hath bit thee. Now then if ever thou Wouldst be freed from this Serpent look unto Christ .
Edward Taylor, Charles W. Mignon, 1989
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An Address to Men of Science: Calling Upon Them to Stand ...
... and Persecution of Superstition, and Obtain for the Island of Great Britain the Noble Appellation of the Focus of Truth, Whence Mankind Shall be Illuminated, and the Black and Pestiferous Clouds of Persecution and Superstition be Banished ...
Richard Carlile, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PESTIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pestiferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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MacPherson: Games invite rough justice for telemarketers
Ottawa is at a loss on how to deal with telemarketers. These are the miscreants whose pestiferous robots illegally call on the phone six or eight ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
2
Genius at Play: Pedro Martinez and Billy Martin
The book also includes quite a catalog of grievances, including against the Boston's pestiferous press and Theo Epstein's dilly-dallying which ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
Making sense of Miami: what America's refuge city says about the …
... independent intellectual and gay – declared Miami “a barren and pestiferous peninsula ... trying to become for a million exiles, the dream of a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Jonathan Bardon Q&A: 'good history is not enough: the historian …
Pestiferous. If you were to write a historical novel, which event or figure would be your subject? The event would be the vessels of the Spanish ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
5
The anti-Rachel Parent: 10-year-old future scientist counters sea of …
Last year I was learning about gathering pine pollen and mom told me about the pestiferous mountain pine beetle. I wanted to genetically ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jun 15»
6
Lying below or rising above?
He failed, but the results of his attempt are almost as troublesome as if he had succeeded, for every census gives rise to a pestiferous deluge of ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jun 15»
7
Garden Plot: Why acorns can lead to unwanted weeds and ticks
Both creatures are pestiferous enough on their own, but they both also serve as breeding grounds for the notorious disease-carrying “deer tick” ... «WTOP, Jun 15»
8
'The Brethren,' by Robert Merle
... at Mespech, baptizing her son in, as Siorac calls it, “pagan superstition, stinking idolatry and pestiferous ignorance of God's Word.” Pierre ... «New York Times, May 15»
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As irritating as they may be, blackflies are only doing their job
... almost sure they would have blinded me, so pestiferous and poisonous are the bites of these little demons. They make one look like a leper, ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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View from Above: We're talking about practice, and not a moment …
... can't resist throwing a dart or two up I-95, as if his alliance with a New York team automatically mandates some kind of pestiferous response. «Patriots.com, May 15»

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