pestilential

[ pes-tl-en-shuh l ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

pesticide, pestiferous, pestiferously, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pet, pet name

Origin of pestilential

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word pestilentiālis. See pestilent, -ial

Related forms

pes·ti·len·tial·ly, adverbpes·ti·len·tial·ness, nounan·ti·pes·ti·len·tial, adjectivenon·pes·ti·len·tial, adjective

un·pes·ti·len·tial, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pestilential

I long for the day I no longer have to think about this pestilential little locust.
Ron Paul: Batty Old Reactionary for President|Michael Tomasky|December 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When switched off to save supply, the result was pestilential odor.
Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|June 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The graves of thousands of English soldiers had been dug in the pestilential morass of Dundalk.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
In the early German invasions of Italy whole armies and camps were swept away by the pestilential climate.
The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)|George Adam Smith

No animal can live where its baneful influence extends, and no man durst approach its pestilential shade.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
Even the birds seem to avoid the place as pestilential, not having seen one of any kind so much as flying over.
The Life and Adventures of Bruce, the African Traveller|Francis Head
In vain he entreated his wife to remove from the pestilential sphere of action—she would not leave him.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

British Dictionary definitions for pestilential

pestilential

/ (ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl) /

adjective

dangerous or troublesome; harmful or annoying

of, causing, or resembling pestilence

Derived Forms

pestilentially, adverb

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pestilential

adjective

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Origin of pestilential

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British Dictionary definitions for pestilential

pestilential

adjective

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Medicine definitions for pestilential

pestilential

adj.