Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pestify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pes-ti-fy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pester or annoy

verb

To treat with a pesticide

Etymology

From pesti- + -fy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pestifies (present, singular) pestifying (participle, present) pestified (participle, past) pestified (past)

Questions

What does pestify mean?
To pester or annoy
Where does pestify come from?
From pesti- + -fy.

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