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- Dictionarypestilent/ˈpɛstɪlənt/
adjective
- 1. destructive to life; deadly: "pestilent diseases"
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Pestilent means producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious disease, or harmful to life, peace, or morals. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.
Pestilent means destructive of life, injuring or endangering society, causing displeasure or annoyance, or infectious. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of pestilent.
Pestilent means annoying, harmful, or infected with disease. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and related words.
Pestilent means causing or likely to cause epidemic disease, or morally or socially harmful. Find the origin, usage, and translations of pestilent in this comprehensive online dictionary.
Pestilence is a formal word for a very serious infectious disease that kills many people. It can also mean a serious and growing problem. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and translations.
Something harmful that spreads — whether it's an illness or violence or a really bad idea — can be described with the adjective pestilent. The rise of poverty in some places, or the spread of chicken pox among preschoolers, are both pestilent.
Pestilence is a noun that means a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating, especially bubonic plague. It can also mean something that is destructive or pernicious.
