an|ti|pes|ti|len|tial

an|ti|pes|ti|len|tial
an|ti|pes|ti|len|tial «AN tee PEHS tuh LEHN shuhl», adjective.
preventing, or used against, a plague or epidemic.

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  • pes´ti|len´tial|ly — pes|ti|len|tial «PEHS tuh LEHN shuhl», adjective. 1. like a pestilence; having to do with pestilences. 2. causing or likely to cause pestilence; carrying infection: »pestilential vapors (Longfellow). 3. Figurative. harmful; dangerous; pernicious …   Useful english dictionary

  • pes|ti|len|tial — «PEHS tuh LEHN shuhl», adjective. 1. like a pestilence; having to do with pestilences. 2. causing or likely to cause pestilence; carrying infection: »pestilential vapors (Longfellow). 3. Figurative. harmful; dangerous; pernicious: »So… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… …   English syllables

  • len — aben·len; al·len·ic; al·len; al·len·tan·do; al·len·town; amil·len·ni·al; amil·len·ni·al·ism; amil·len·ni·al·ist; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; ca·len·dra; ca·len·dri·cal; ca·len·du·la; ca·len·du·lin; cam·er·len·go;… …   English syllables

  • pes — al·pes·trine; anat·i·pes·ti·fer; cam·pes·tral; ge·o·tru·pes; har·pes; her·pes; her·pes·tes; in·tem·pes·tive; pes·cha·ni·ki; pes·cod; pes·ki·ly; pes·ki·ness; pes·sa·ry; pes·si·mal; pes·si·mism; pes·si·mist; pes·si·mis·tic; pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • pestilential — pes|ti|len|tial [ˌpestıˈlenʃəl] adj also pes|ti|lent [ˈpestılənt] 1.) literary extremely unpleasant and annoying 2.) old use causing disease …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pestilent — pes|ti|lent [ pestılənt ] or pes|ti|len|tial [ ,pestı lenʃl ] adjective 1. ) LITERARY very annoying 2. ) FORMAL relating to or causing a pestilence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pestilential — pes·ti·len·tial …   English syllables

  • pestilentially — pes·ti·len·tial·ly …   English syllables

  • pestilential — pes•ti•len•tial [[t]ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) pat producing or tending to produce pestilence 2) pat pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, esp. bubonic plague 3) harmful or pernicious 4) annoying or troublesome …   From formal English to slang

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