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pestilential
pestilential definition
pes·ti·len·tial (pes′tə len′s̸həl)
adjective
- of, causing, or likely to cause pestilence or infection
- like or constituting a pestilence; widespread and deadly
- pernicious; dangerous; harmful
Etymology: ME pestilencial < ML pestilentialis
Related Forms:
- pestilentially pes′·ti·len′·tially adverb
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