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pestilential
[ pes-tl-en-shuhl ]
/ ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəl /
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adjective
producing or tending to produce pestilence.
pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, especially bubonic plague.
pernicious; harmful.
annoyingly troublesome.
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Origin of pestilential
OTHER WORDS FROM pestilential
Words nearby pestilential
pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pet, peta-
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British Dictionary definitions for pestilential
pestilential
/ (ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl) /
adjective
dangerous or troublesome; harmful or annoying
of, causing, or resembling pestilence
Derived forms of pestilential
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