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infest (iou) and Tonga (iou)


infest (iou)



infest verb trans. LME.
[Old & mod. French infester or Latin infestare, from infestus hostile, unsafe.]
Attack or annoy persistently; harass. Now rare. LME.
Attack, trouble, be present, in large numbers or persistently; overrun. M16.
J. C. Oates His mattress was filthy and infested with bedbugs. A. T. Ellis She wished that Finn's caique might sink in waters infested with small sharks. fig.: V. Glendinning Her essay..was infested with 'mere, irresponsible silliness.'

Tonga (iou)



Tonga noun1 & adjective. M19.
[Tonga.]
A. noun. Pl. same, -s. A member of any of several African peoples living chiefly in southern Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia; the Bantu language spoken by these peoples. Cf. TSONGA. M19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to these peoples or their language. M19.