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pestilent definition

pes·ti·lent (pes′tə lənt)

adjective

  1. likely to cause death; deadly
  2. Rare contagious; pestilential
  3. dangerous to the security and welfare of society; pernicious the pestilent threat of war
  4. annoying; troublesome

Etymology: ME < L pestilens < pestis, plague

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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