1 a : causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly b : of or relating to pestilence 2 : morally harmful : pernicious 3 : giving rise to vexation or annoyance : irritating pestilentially ˌpe-stə-ˈlen …

pestilential adjective uk / ˌpes.tɪˈlen.ʃ ə l / us / ˌpes.təˈlen.ʃ ə l / formal relating to or causing very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people: Smallpox is …

(ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəl) adj. 1. producing or tending to produce pestilence. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, esp. bubonic plague. 3. harmful or pernicious. 4. annoying or troublesome. …

See synonyms for pestilential on Thesaurus.com. adjective. producing or tending to produce pestilence. pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, especially bubonic plague. pernicious; …

pestilential adjective as in annoying causing annoyance these pestilential little mosquitoes! Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance annoying irritating frustrating disturbing pestiferous …

pestilential adjective us / ˌpes.təˈlen.ʃ ə l / uk / ˌpes.tɪˈlen.ʃ ə l / formal relating to or causing very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people: Smallpox is …

adjective. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease. “"a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift”. synonyms: pestiferous, pestilent, plaguey. epidemic. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously.

pestilential in American English 1. of, causing, or likely to cause pestilence or infection. 2. like or constituting a pestilence; widespread and deadly. 3. pernicious; dangerous; harmful. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton...

Of, causing, or likely to cause pestilence or infection. Webster's New World Like or constituting a pestilence; widespread and deadly. Webster's New World Similar definitions Pernicious; dangerous; harmful. Webster's New World Synonyms: plaguey pestiferous pestilent virulent pernicious noxious malignant deadly baneful Pestilential Sentence Examples

1. Partaking of the nature of pestilence; producing pestilence; infectious; contagious. These with the air passing into the lungs, infect the mass of blood, and lay the foundation of pestilential fevers. John Woodward. Fire involv’d In pestilential vapours, stench and smoak. Addison. 2. Mischievous; destructive; pernicious.