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单词 pestilent
释义 pes·ti·lent
\-lənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestilent-, pestilens, from pestis plague
1. : destructive of life : fatal, deadly
 < a pestilent land where people died like flies — Maurice Carr >
2. : injuring or endangering society : pernicious
 < grew impatient with such pestilent heresies — V.L.Parrington >
3. : giving rise to annoyance : vexing, irritating
 < pestilent outsiders … assailing the reputation of the neighborhood — Arthur Morrison >
4. archaic : infectious, contagious
pes·ti·lent·ly adverb
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