PESTIFEROUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

pestiferously (comparative more pestiferously, superlative most pestiferously)

In a pestiferous manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Pes*tif"er*ous*ly, adv.

Definition: In a pestiferuos manner.

PESTIFEROUS

Pes*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. pestiferus, pestifer; pestis pest + ferre to bear: cf. F. pestifère.]

1. Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagious; as, pestiferous bodies. "Poor, pestiferous creatures begging alms." Evelyn. "Unwholesome and pestiferous occupations." Burke.

2. Noxious to peace, to morals, or to society; vicious; hurtful; destructive; as, a pestiferous demagogue. Pestiferous reports of men very nobly held. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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