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pestilent

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  1. 1. a. Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. exceedingly harmful Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. "Corrupt and pestilent." Milton. "What a pestilent knave is this same!" Shak. Source: webster
  5. 5. Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. "Corrupt andpestilent." Milton. "What a pestilent knave is this same!" Shak. Source: adambom
  6. 6. s. likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease Source: ecdict

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pestilentialmischievousnoxiousperniciouscausecorruptdiseaseepidemicknavelikelymiltonspreadexceedinglyharmful

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pesticidepesticide poisoningpesticidespestiductpestiferouspestiferouslypestilationpestilencepestilencespestilentially

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