Definitions for pestilent
ˈpɛs tl əntpesti·lent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentadjective

   exceedingly harmful

2. pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plagueyadjective

   likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

   "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"

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1. pestilentadjective

   highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.

2. pestilentadjective

   annoying.

3. pestilentadjective

   harmful to morals or public order.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pestilentadjective

   Etymology: pestilent, Fr. pestilens, Lat.

   1. Producing plagues; malignant.

   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.

   2. Mischievous; destructive.

   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.

   3. In ludicrous language, it is used to exaggerate the meaning of another word.

   One pestilent fine,
   His beard no bigger though than thine,
   Walked on before the rest. John Suckling.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pestilentadjective

   pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous

2. Etymology: [L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pestilent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pestilent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pestilent in a Sentence

1. J. A. Spender:

   '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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pestilent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pestilent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pestilent
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pestilent