PESTILENT

pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plaguey

(adjective) likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; “a pestilential malignancy in the air”- Jonathan Swift; “plaguey fevers”

baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent

(adjective) exceedingly harmful

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

pestilent (comparative more pestilent, superlative most pestilent)

Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.

(informal) Annoying.

(archaic) Harmful to morals or public order.

Synonyms

• (harboring disease, annoying): pestiferous

Source: Wiktionary

Pes"ti*lent, a. Etym: [L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.]

Definition: Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. "Corrupt and pestilent." Milton. "What a pestilent knave is this same!" Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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