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pestilent.

Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɛstələnt//ˈpɛstɪlənt//ˈpɛstlənt/

  1. Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.

  2. Annoying.

    informal

  3. Harmful to morals or public order.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Middle English, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis.

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