pestiferous

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Crooked Trails by Remington, Frederic

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 little 'clothes' moths must have infested the box, for there were none elsewhere in the Cabin.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene

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

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