pestilential

[ pes-tl-en-shuhl ]

/ ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pestilential ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

producing or tending to produce pestilence.

pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, especially bubonic plague.

pernicious; harmful.

annoyingly troublesome.

Origin of pestilential

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pestilential

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

Words nearby pestilential

pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pes varus, pet

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Example sentences 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 of pestilential

pestilentially, adverb

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Medical definitions for pestilential

pestilential

[ pĕs′tə-lĕn′shəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or tending to produce a pestilence.

单词	pestilential
释义	pestilential [ pes-tl-en-shuhl ] / ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pestilential ON THESAURUS.COM adjective producing or tending to produce pestilence. pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, especially bubonic plague. pernicious; harmful. annoyingly troublesome. Origin of pestilential First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word pestilentiālis.See pestilent, -ial OTHER WORDS FROM pestilential 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 Words nearby pestilential pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pes varus, pet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 of pestilential pestilentially, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pestilential baneful, deadly, destructive, fatal, harmful, injurious, malign, malignant, mephitic, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, poison, toxic, toxicant, unhealthy, unwholesome, venomous, infective, septic Medical definitions for pestilential pestilential [ pĕs′tə-lĕn′shəl ] adj. Of, relating to, or tending to produce a pestilence. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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pestilential

adjective

Origin of pestilential

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Example sentences from the Web for pestilential

British Dictionary definitions for pestilential

adjective

Derived forms of pestilential

Words related to pestilential

Medical definitions for pestilential

adj.