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pestilent (iou)



pestilent adjective, noun, & adverb. LME.
[Latin pestilent-, -ens, from pestis plague: see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Destructive to life; deadly; poisonous. LME.
Carrying, producing, or tending to produce infectious disease. Long rare or obsolete. E16.
fig. Harmful or dangerous to morals or public order; noxious; pernicious. E16.
Of the nature of a nuisance; troublesome, annoying. colloq. L16.
B. noun. A pestilent thing or person; a pestilence. LME-L16.
C. adverb. Confoundedly. M16-L17.
pestilently adverb E16.