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