troublesome manner

  • 1infest — infester, n. /in fest /, v.t. 1. to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, esp. as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline. 2. to be numerous in, as anything undesirable or troublesome: the… …

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  • 2infest — /ɪnˈfɛst / (say in fest) verb (t) 1. to haunt or overrun in a troublesome manner, as predatory bands, destructive animals, vermin, etc., do. 2. to be numerous in, as anything troublesome: the cares that infest the day. {late Middle English, from… …

  • 3burdensomely — adv. in a troublesome manner, in a distressing manner; heavily, bulkily …

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  • 4disturbingly — adv. in a troublesome manner; in a worrying manner …

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  • 5mischievously — mɪstʃɪvÉ™slɪ adv. naughtily, in a troublesome manner; in a playfully annoying way, in a mischievous manner …

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  • 6carry on — {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. * /Bill and his father carried on a hardware business./ * /Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other./ 2. To keep doing as before; continue. * /After his father died, Bill… …

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  • 7carry on — {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. * /Bill and his father carried on a hardware business./ * /Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other./ 2. To keep doing as before; continue. * /After his father died, Bill… …

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  • 8infest — transitive verb Etymology: French infester, from Latin infestare, from infestus hostile Date: 1602 1. to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner < a slum infested with crime > < shark infested waters > 2. to live in or on as a parasite …

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  • 9cross — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc , crux Date: before 12th century 1. a. a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used&#8230; …

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  • 10troublesomely — adverb In a troublesome manner …

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