Pestilent Definition & Meaning
pestilent
- adjective
- exceedingly harmful
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
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- What does pestilent mean?
- exceedingly harmful likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
- What part of speech is pestilent?
- Pestilent is an adjective.
- How many definitions does pestilent have?
- Pestilent has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).