pestilentially

Variant of pestilential

pestilential definition

pes·ti·len·tial (pes′tə len′s̸həl)

adjective

  1. of, causing, or likely to cause pestilence or infection
  2. like or constituting a pestilence; widespread and deadly
  3. pernicious; dangerous; harmful

Etymology: ME pestilencial < ML pestilentialis

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