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Definition of
pestilential adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pestilential
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˌpɛstəˈlɛnʃl
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/
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1
[
only before noun
]
(
literary
)
extremely annoying
2
(
old use
)
connected with or causing a
pestilence
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pestilential
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