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Webster 1913 Edition
Pestilent
Pes′ti-lent
,Adj.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pestilent
PEST'ILENT
,Adj.
1.
Producing the plague, or other malignant, contagious disease; noxious to health and life; as a pestilent air or climate.2.
Mischievous; noxious to morals or society; destructive; in a general sense; as pestilent books.3.
Troublesome; mischievous; making disturbance; corrupt; as a pestilent fellow. Acts.24.Definition 2024
pestilent
pestilent
English
Adjective
pestilent (comparative more pestilent, superlative most pestilent)
- Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
- (informal) Annoying.
- (archaic) Harmful to morals or public order.
Synonyms
- (harboring disease, annoying): pestiferous