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pestilential

pes·ti·len·tial

UK/ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃi.əl/ US/ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

  • “a pestilential malignancy in the air” Jonathan Swift
  • “plaguey fevers”
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Origin

From Latin pestilentialis, from pestilentia.

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