Widespread loss of life, mortality, esp. from plague; plague, pestilence.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > a harmful thing or person > pestilential (8) starveOE Widespread loss of life, mortality, esp. from plague; plague, pestilence. starvec1225 A pestilent being, a devil. plaguea1450 In extended use. A person, animal, or plant whose presence, behaviour, or activities are damaging, troublesome, or (in weakened use) merely… pestilenta1530 A pestilent thing or person; a pestilence. mischief1586 A cause or source of harm or evil; spec. a person whose conduct or influence is harmful or mischievous. Now usually in weakened sense: a person… nuisancer1769 a person who causes a nuisance. Typhoid Mary1913 figurative. A person who or thing which spreads or is the source of undesirable opinions, emotions, etc.; an unpopular or subversive person. menace1936 colloquial. A troublesome or irritating person. Cf. nuisance, n. 2c. |
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