Synonyms for Pestilential
Definition of pestilential
- adjective
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
3 synonyms found
Writing tips for "pestilential"
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