Definition

In a way that causes or spreads disease or harm; harmful or dangerous.

Example

The pests infested the garden pestiferously, damaging the plants.

Conversation

I can't believe how pestiferously those mosquitoes are this summer!

I know, right? They’re everywhere and they just won't leave us alone.

I’ve tried all kinds of repellents, but they keep coming back so pestiferously.

Maybe we should just stay indoors until the weather changes!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Pestiferously → It is formed from "pestifer" (from Latin "pestifer", meaning bringing disease) and the adverbial suffix "-ously" (meaning in a manner of). The word "pestiferously" means in a manner that brings disease or harm.

Memory Tip

Think of something that brings disease ('pestifer') and remember that 'pestiferously' describes doing something in a harmful way.

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