pestilent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective exceedingly harmful
  2. adjective likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis.

In classic literature

Synonyms

baneful, deadly, pernicious

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