pestilent
11pestilent — / pestilential [adj] dangerous, harmful baneful, contagious, contaminating, corrupting, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, diseased, evil, fatal, infectious, injurious, lethal, mortal, noxious, pernicious, pestiferous, ruinous,… …
12pestilent — Pestilent, Pestilens …
13pestilent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deadly. 2) informal, dated annoying. 3) archaic harmful to morals or public order …
14pestilent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestilent , pestilens pestilential, from pestis Date: 14th century 1. destructive of life ; deadly 2. injuring or endangering society ; pernicious 3. causing displeasure or annoyance 4. infectious,… …
15PESTILENT — ENTE. adj. T. didactique. Qui tient de la peste. Une fièvre pestilente. Respirer un air pestilent. Il est peu usité …
16pestilent — 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 …
17pestilent — adjective 1》 deadly. 2》 informal, dated annoying. 3》 archaic harmful to morals or public order. Derivatives pestilently adverb Origin ME: from L. pestilens, pestilent unhealthy, destructive , from pestis plague …
18pestilent — 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… …
19pestilent — a, pestilènt, o adj. pestilente ; qui tient de la peste. « Entre lou pourriguié e li fum pestilen qu en avènon… » J. Monné < Verdaguer …
20pestilent-wort — see pestilence wort …
