pestiferous

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"Pestiferous little lawsuits," said Congressman James Wright of Texas.

From Time Magazine Archive

And viler poisons many, which herself Has made, she adds, whereto no name is given: Pestiferous leaves pregnant with magic chants And blades of grass which in their primal growth Her cursed mouth had slimed.

From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan

Pestiferous as is the atmosphere of sewers, not only do rats live, but labourers work in it, the former wholly, the latter for most part with impunity.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 13, 1872 by Various

"Pestiferous infant," drawled Marian, "tell us who she is?"

From Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper by Cooper, James A.

Pestiferous little man disturbed nature, and it all seemed so absurd out there on those quiet gray hills.

From Crooked Trails by Remington, Frederic