Pestilential
adjective
Causing or likely to cause a disease.
They live in pestilential conditions, with an obscene lack of hygiene.
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Annoying or irritating.
She had to tolerate her pestilential little cousin all day.
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Disapproving
adjective
Morally harmfull or evil.
He had a pestilential influence on the young prince.
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Formal, Disapproving
Literary
adjective
Causing or likely to cause a disease.
They live in pestilential conditions, with an obscene lack of hygiene.
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Annoying or irritating.
She had to tolerate her pestilential little cousin all day.
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Morally harmfull or evil.
He had a pestilential influence on the young prince.
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/2Disease Connection
Use 'pestilential' to describe what could cause outbreaks or spread disease.
The stagnant water was a pestilential breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
'Pestilential' often suggests negative, unhealthy living conditions or environments.
The slums were known for their pestilential air and cramped spaces.
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contagiousepidemicinfectiouslethalmalignantpoisonoustoxicvirulent
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Jeff Speck: The walkable...
from Jefferson on. "Cities are pestilential to the health, to the liberties, to the morals of man. If we continue to pile upon ourselves in cities, as they do in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as they are in Europe and take to eating one another as they do there." He apparently had a sense of humor.
Video examples
Jeff Speck: The walkable...
from Jefferson on. "Cities are pestilential to the health, to the liberties, to the morals of man. If we continue to pile upon ourselves in cities, as they do in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as they are in Europe and take to eating one another as they do there." He apparently had a sense of humor.
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