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Definitions for pestilential
ˌpɛs tlˈɛn ʃəlpesti·len·tial
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Princeton's WordNet
pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plagueyadjective
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
"a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
Wiktionary
pestilentialadjective
Producing pestilence or plague; pestilent
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pestilentialadjective
Etymology: pestilenciel, Fr. pestilens, Lat.
These with the air passing into the lungs, infect the mass of blood, and lay the foundation of pestilential fevers. John Woodward.
Fire involv’d
In pestilential vapours, stench and smoak. Addison.If government depends upon religion, then this shews the pestilential design of those that attempt to disjoin the civil and ecclesiastical interests. Robert South, Sermons.
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pestilential
Pestilential refers to something that is harmful, destructive, or infectious, typically relating to a disastrous epidemic or disease. It can also refer to an annoyance or nuisance, similar to a plague.
Webster Dictionary
Pestilentialadjective
having the nature or qualities of a pestilence
Pestilentialadjective
hence: Mischievous; noxious; pernicious; morally destructive
Etymology: [Cf. F. pestilentiel.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pestilential in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pestilential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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