Witches 3 Flashcards
1
Q
noisome
A
unpleasant and offensive, especially of a smell
“It was a grotesque, noisome scandal.”
“The jail’s noisome stench polluted the neighbourhood around it.”
2
Q
pestiferous
A
harbouring infection or disease; or humorously, constituting a pest or nuisance
“That pestiferous nephew of yours trampled my begonias.”
“The pestiferous liquid was a sickly shade of pale green.”
3
Q
molder
A
slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect
“He moldered away in the fetid cell.”