pestilential
/ˌpɛstəˈlɛnʃəl/
adjective
- Relating to or causing a deadly infectious disease; plague-like.
- Ancient sailors feared pestilential fevers that could wipe out an entire crew.
- The pestilential outbreak forced the town into quarantine.
- The pestilential conditions in the overcrowded prison led to many deaths.
- Extremely annoying, harmful, or destructive.
- His pestilential habit of interrupting everyone drove his coworkers crazy.
- The pestilential weeds took over the entire garden in just a few weeks.
- The pestilential heat of the desert made the hike unbearable.
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