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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