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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, pes varus, pet
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How to use pestilential in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for pestilential
pestilential
/ (ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl) /
adjective
dangerous or troublesome; harmful or annoying
of, causing, or resembling pestilence
Derived forms of pestilential
pestilentially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for pestilential
pestilential
[ pĕs′tə-lĕn′shəl ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or tending to produce a pestilence.
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