PESTILENTIAL


Meaning of PESTILENTIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pestɪlenʃ(ə)l ]

1.

Pestilential is used to refer to things that cause disease or are caused by disease. ( FORMAL )

...people who were dependent for their water supply on this pestilential stream.

...a pestilential fever.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Pestilential animals destroy crops or exist in such large numbers that they cause harm. ( FORMAL )

ADJ : ADJ n

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