What does pestilent mean?
Definitions for pestilent
ˈpɛs tl əntpesti·lent
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pestilent.
Princeton's WordNet
baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentadjective
exceedingly harmful
pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plagueyadjective
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
"a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
Wiktionary
pestilentadjective
highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
pestilentadjective
annoying.
pestilentadjective
harmful to morals or public order.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pestilentadjective
Etymology: pestilent, Fr. pestilens, Lat.
Great ringing of bells in populous cities dissipated pestilent air, which may be from the concussion of the air, and not from the sound. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
To those people that dwell under or near the equator, a perpetual spring would be a most pestilent and insupportable summer. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
There is nothing more contagious and pestilent than some kinds of harmony; than some nothing more strong and potent unto good. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 38.
Hoary moulded bread the soldiers thrusting upon their spears railed against king Ferdinand, who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed them. Richard Knolles.
Which president, of pestilent import,
Against thee, Henry, had been brought. Daniel.The world abounds with pestilent books, written against this doctrine. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.
One pestilent fine,
His beard no bigger though than thine,
Walked on before the rest. John Suckling.
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pestilent
Pestilent refers to something that is destructive, harmful or deadly, often relating to diseases or plagues. It can also represent a harmful or corrupting influence.
Webster Dictionary
Pestilentadjective
pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous
Etymology: [L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pestilent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pestilent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of pestilent in a Sentence
'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.' Under the influence of this pestilent morality, I am forever letting tomorrow's work slop backwards into today's, and doing painfully and nervously today what I could do quickly and easily tomorrow.
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