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pestilent
pes·ti·lent [ péstilənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. deadly: causing or tending to cause death
2. annoying: annoying or infuriating ( literary or humorous )

3. damaging: very harmful morally or socially ( archaic )

[14th century. Via French< Latin pestilent-< pestis "plague"]

pes·ti·len·tial [ pèsti lénsh'l ] adjective
pes·ti·len·tial·ly adverb
pes·ti·lent·ly [ péstiləntlee ] adverb
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