Hurtful
Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: the most hurtful thing you can do to this silk dress is put it in the dryer
Pestiferous and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pestiferous" instead an adjective "Hurtful".
Pestiferous
Pestiferous adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Hurtful and pestiferous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Pestiferous".
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