Etymology

infestuous

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Today it means: Mischievous; harmful; dangerous. Full definition →

Latin infestus
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  1. Latin · derived frominfestus
  2. English todayinfestuous

From Latin infestus. See infest (adjective). By surface analysis, infest + -u- + -ous.

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