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   Pes·ti·len·tial

   /ˌpestəˈlen(t)SHəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases: "you shouldn't be out on a pestilential night like this" Similar plaguelikecontagiouscommunicableepidemicpestilentdangerousinjuriousharmfuldestructivevirulentpernicioustoxicvenomousmalignfataldeadlyinformal:catchingliterary:pestiferous
   • ▪ (of a plant or animal) very widespread and troublesome: "a pestilential weed"
   • ▪ annoying: "what a pestilential man!" Similar annoyingirritatinginfuriatingexasperatingmaddeningtroublesomebothersometiresomeirksomevexingvexatiousinformal:aggravatingpeskyinfernalpestiferousplaguypestilent

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   • 1. pestilentially adverb

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPESTILENTIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · pestilential in American English. (ˌpɛstəˈlɛnʃəl ) adjective. 1. of, causing, or likely to cause pestilence or infection. 2. like or constituting a pestilence; widespread and deadly. 3. pernicious; dangerous; harmful.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pestilentialPestilential - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease. “"a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift” synonyms: pestiferous, pestilent, plaguey. epidemic. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously. Cite this entry. Style:

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › pestilentialPestilential - definition of pestilential by The Free Dictionary

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   1. producing or tending to produce pestilence. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, esp. bubonic plague. 3. harmful or pernicious. 4. annoying or troublesome. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpestilential adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of pestilential adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › pestilentialPestilential Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Pernicious; dangerous; harmful. Webster's New World. Synonyms: pestilent. plaguey. pestiferous. virulent. pernicious. noxious. malignant. deadly. baneful. Pestilential Sentence Examples. And so pestilential was their touch considered that it was a crime for them to walk the common road barefooted.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAll content related to 'pestilential' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   1. Pestilential is used to refer to things that cause disease or are caused by disease. [formal] [...] 2. Pestilential animals destroy crops or exist in such large numbers that they cause harm. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'pestilential' British English: pestɪlenʃəl American English: pɛstɪlɛnʃəl. More. Synonyms of 'pestilential'

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pestilencePestilence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Take the quiz. The meaning of PESTILENCE is a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating; especially : bubonic plague. How to use pestilence in a sentence.