- pestilent pes·ti·lent ['pɛstɪl(ə)nt]
- (fam: exasperating) pestifero (-a)
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pestilent pes·ti·lent ['pɛstɪl(ə)nt]
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pes´ti|lent|ly — pes|ti|lent «PEHS tuh luhnt», adjective. 1. often causing death: »Smallpox is a pestilent disease. 2. Figurative. very harmful to morals; destroying peace; noxious; pernicious: »a pestilent den of vice, the pestilent effects of war. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
pes|ti|lent — «PEHS tuh luhnt», adjective. 1. often causing death: »Smallpox is a pestilent disease. 2. Figurative. very harmful to morals; destroying peace; noxious; pernicious: »a pestilent den of vice, the pestilent effects of war. 3. troublesome; annoy … Useful english dictionary
Pestilent — Pes ti*lent, a. [L. pestilens, entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. Corrupt and pestilent. Milton. What a pestilent knave is this same! Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pestilent — pes•ti•lent [[t]ˈpɛs tl ənt[/t]] adj. 1) pat producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential 2) pat destructive to life; deadly 3) injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious 4) troublesome or… … From formal English to slang
pestilent — pes|ti|lent [ pestılənt ] or pes|ti|len|tial [ ,pestı lenʃl ] adjective 1. ) LITERARY very annoying 2. ) FORMAL relating to or causing a pestilence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pestilent — pes|ti|lent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
pestilent — pes·ti·lent … English syllables
pestilent — pestilently, adv. /pes tl euhnt/, adj. 1. producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential. 2. destructive to life; deadly; poisonous. 3. injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious. 4. troublesome … Universalium
Pestilently — Pes ti*lent*ly, adv. In a pestilent manner; mischievously; destructively. Above all measure pestilently noisome. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pestilentness — Pes ti*lent*ness, n. The quality of being pestilent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
