pestilent

[ pes-tl-uhnt ]

/ ˈpɛs tl ənt /

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adjective

producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential.

destructive to life; deadly; poisonous.

injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious.

troublesome, annoying, or mischievous.

Origin of pestilent

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin pestilent- (stem of pestilēns) unhealthy, noxious, alteration of pestilentus, equivalent to pesti- (stem of pestis) pest + -lentus-lent

OTHER WORDS FROM pestilent

pes·ti·lent·ly, adverban·ti·pes·ti·lent, adjectivean·ti·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverbnon·pes·ti·lent, adjective

non·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverbun·pes·ti·lent, adjectiveun·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverb

Words nearby pestilent

pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pes varus

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Example sentences from the Web for pestilent

If there is one point above others in which "pestilent custom" should be ignored, it is this.
Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects|Herbert Spencer
Romney's picture, with that frightful nightcap and eyes gleaming with madness, is a pestilent thing one would forget if one could.
Res Judicat|Augustine Birrell
I count its people but a pestilent herd of daubers, rhymers, cutthroats, and courtesans.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
He had a most pestilent trick of perpetually playing monitor, to the wet-blanketing of all good fellowship.
A Great Emergency and Other Tales|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Henceforth he becomes a 'man-eater,' the most dreaded scourge and pestilent plague of the district.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier|James Inglis

British Dictionary definitions for pestilent

pestilent

/ (ˈpɛstɪlənt) /

adjective

annoying; irritating

highly destructive morally or physically; pernicious

infected with or likely to cause epidemic or infectious disease

Derived forms of pestilent

pestilently, adverb

Word Origin for pestilent

C15: from Latin pestilens unwholesome, from pestis plague

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单词	pestilent
释义	pestilent [ pes-tl-uhnt ] / ˈpɛs tl ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pestilent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential. destructive to life; deadly; poisonous. injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious. troublesome, annoying, or mischievous. Origin of pestilent 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin pestilent- (stem of pestilēns) unhealthy, noxious, alteration of pestilentus, equivalent to pesti- (stem of pestis) pest + -lentus-lent OTHER WORDS FROM pestilent pes·ti·lent·ly, adverban·ti·pes·ti·lent, adjectivean·ti·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverbnon·pes·ti·lent, adjective non·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverbun·pes·ti·lent, adjectiveun·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverb Words nearby pestilent pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pes varus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pestilent If there is one point above others in which "pestilent custom" should be ignored, it is this. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects\|Herbert Spencer Romney's picture, with that frightful nightcap and eyes gleaming with madness, is a pestilent thing one would forget if one could. Res Judicat\|Augustine Birrell I count its people but a pestilent herd of daubers, rhymers, cutthroats, and courtesans. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne\|William J. Locke He had a most pestilent trick of perpetually playing monitor, to the wet-blanketing of all good fellowship. A Great Emergency and Other Tales\|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Henceforth he becomes a 'man-eater,' the most dreaded scourge and pestilent plague of the district. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier\|James Inglis British Dictionary definitions for pestilent pestilent / (ˈpɛstɪlənt) / adjective annoying; irritating highly destructive morally or physically; pernicious infected with or likely to cause epidemic or infectious disease Derived forms of pestilent pestilently, adverb Word Origin for pestilent C15: from Latin pestilens unwholesome, from pestis plague Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pestilent baneful, contagious, corrupting, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, diseased, evil, fatal, harmful, infectious, injurious, lethal, mortal, noxious, pernicious, pestiferous, ruinous, troublesome
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pestilent

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adjective

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