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Definition of pestilential adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pestilential

adjective

/ˌpestɪˈlenʃl/

/ˌpestɪˈlenʃl/

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[only before noun] (literary) extremely annoying

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(old use) connected with or causing a pestilence

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