Will admit I had to look it up.
pestiferous
literary
harboring infection and disease.
"the pestiferous area around the prison"
synonyms:
highly infectious · highly infective · highly contagious · infectious · infective · contagious · rapidly spreading · communicable · transmittable · transmissible · spreading · [more]
humorous
constituting a pest or nuisance; annoying.
"that pestiferous nephew of yours"
synonyms:
annoying · irritating · exasperating · maddening · infuriating · irksome · vexatious · vexing · inconvenient · bothersome · tiresome · worrying · worrisome
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