Word: pestiferous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pes
tif
er
ous
Definition: containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
Morphemes:
Affix: pest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A plague, pestilence, epidemic
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pestis
Language: la
Decoded: pestis
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a disease, plague
Affix: -ferous
Language: en
Meaning: bearing, carrying
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: I bear
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.