pestilent

Letters that make pestilent

s, e, l, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'pestilent'

Words within pestilent

stile, pes, pe, ti, pest, NT, tile, en, il, IL, LE, Es, Ti, EST, Lent are words within 'pestilent'


2 possible definitions for 'pestilent'

Pestilent as "exceedingly harmful"

Under this definition, pestilent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deadly, baneful, pernicious have the same meaning as 'pestilent'

Derivatives of pestilent

perniciousness, toxicity, deadliness, lethality, pestilence, canker are derivatives of 'pestilent'.

Similar to pestilent

noxious is similar to pestilent.


Pestilent as "likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease"

Under this definition, pestilent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pestiferous, plaguey, pestilential have the same meaning as 'pestilent'

Derivatives of pestilent

pestilence, pest, plague are derivatives of 'pestilent'.

Similar to pestilent

epidemic is similar to pestilent.

Example of pestilent used within this context

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



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