Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
a pestilent den of vice, the pestilent effects of war.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pes|ti|lent — «PEHS tuh luhnt», adjective. 1. often causing death: »Smallpox is a pestilent disease. 2. Figurative. very harmful to morals; destroying peace; noxious; pernicious: »a pestilent den of vice, the pestilent effects of war. 3. troublesome; annoy … Useful english dictionary
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
lent — am·biv·a·lent; au·ru·lent; be·nev·o·lent; cho·lent; com·pel·lent; con·do·lent; cor·pu·lent; cor·pu·lent·ly; cor·pu·lent·ness; crap·u·lent; ded·o·lent; di·vel·lent; do·lent; equiv·a·lent·ly; es·cu·lent; ex·cel·lent·ly; ex·cel·lent·ness;… … English syllables
pestilent — pes·ti·lent … English syllables
pestilently — pes·ti·lent·ly … English syllables
pestilent — pes•ti•lent [[t]ˈpɛs tl ənt[/t]] adj. 1) pat producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential 2) pat destructive to life; deadly 3) injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious 4) troublesome or… … From formal English to slang
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
pestilent — pes|ti|lent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
Pestilent — Pes ti*lent, a. [L. pestilens, entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. Corrupt and pestilent. Milton. What a pestilent knave is this same! Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
