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pestiferous vs pesky

pesky vs pestiferous

pestiferous and pesky both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pestiferous No Yes No No
pesky No Yes No No
As adjectives, pestiferous and pesky are synonyms defined as:
  • pestiferous and pesky: causing irritation or annoyance
Other synonyms of pestiferous include annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pestering, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing.
pestiferous (adjective) pesky (adjective)
causing irritation or annoyance causing irritation or annoyance
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
tending to corrupt or pervert
contaminated with infecting organisms
Difference between pestiferous and pesky

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