pestilential

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

Etymology

From Latin pestilentialis, from pestilentia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pestilent, pestiferous, plaguey

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