pestilently

/ˈpɛstələntli/
adverb
  1. In a way that causes or spreads deadly disease.
    • The garbage rotted pestilently in the summer heat, attracting flies.
    • The infection spread pestilently through the crowded tenements.
    • The plague traveled pestilently along the trade routes.
  2. In an extremely annoying or harmful manner.
    • The rumor spread pestilently through the office, causing panic.
    • The telemarketer pestilently called every evening at dinnertime.
    • The leak dripped pestilently all night, keeping me awake.
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