Pestiferous

Synonyms of pestiferous

• troublesome
• annoying
• noxious

Antonyms of pestiferous

• helpful
• advantageous
• beneficial

Collocations of pestiferous

pestiferous insects

Frequency: 70 %

The garden was infested with pestiferous insects.

pestiferous disease

Frequency: 60 %

The town was ravaged by a pestiferous disease outbreak.

pestiferous weeds

Frequency: 50 %

The farmer struggled to control the spread of pestiferous weeds in his fields.

pestiferous odor

Frequency: 45 %

The swamp emitted a pestiferous odor that could be smelled for miles.

Idiomatic Expressions for pestiferous

• Phrase: pestiferous vermin
  Meaning: harmful or destructive animals, especially insects or rodents
  Usage: The farmer had to deal with a infestation of pestiferous vermin in his crops.