pestiferous

/pɛ'stɪfərəs/ adjective

11 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS4

ADJECTIVE

1

Tending to corrupt or pervert.

2

Causing irritation or annoyance.

3

Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease.

4

Contaminated with infecting organisms.

WORD FORMS

Starts withP

Ends withS

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Scrabble®16 points

Words With Friends®18 points

Double word32 points

Triple word48 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinestiferouspay

Starts & ends withP … S

Syllablespes · tif · er · ous

SYNONYMS & RELATED22

corruptive perversive evil annoying bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestering plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing disagreeable pestilent pestilential

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