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pestilent

adj

/ˈpɛstələnt/

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis.

derived from pestis
borrowed from pestilens

Definitions

Highly injurious or destructive to life
Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
Annoying.
Harmful to morals or public order.

The neighborhood

neighborpest
neighborpestiferous
neighborpestilential

Derived

pestilence, pestilently

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pestilent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA