pestilential

[ pes-tl-en-shuh l ]
/ ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəl /
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adjective

producing or tending to produce pestilence.
pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, especially bubonic plague.
pernicious; harmful.
annoyingly troublesome.

Origin of pestilential

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word pestilentiālis. See pestilent, -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM pestilential

Words nearby pestilential

pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pet, pet name

Words related to pestilential

baneful, deadly, destructive, fatal, harmful, injurious, malign, malignant, mephitic, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, poison, toxic, toxicant, unhealthy, unwholesome, venomous, infective, septic

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British Dictionary definitions for pestilential

pestilential
/ (ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl) /

adjective

dangerous or troublesome; harmful or annoying
of, causing, or resembling pestilence

Derived forms of pestilential

pestilentially, adverb

Medical definitions for pestilential

pestilential
[ pĕs′tə-lĕn′shəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or tending to produce a pestilence.