pestilent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pestilent (comparative more pestilent, superlative most pestilent)
- Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
- (informal) Annoying.
- (archaic) Harmful to morals or public order.
Synonyms[edit]
- (harboring disease, annoying): pestiferous
Related terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pestilent.
Adjective[edit]
pestilent m or n (feminine singular pestilentă, masculine plural pestilenți, feminine and neuter plural pestilente)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pestilent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | pestilent | pestilentă | pestilenți | pestilente | ||
definite | pestilentul | pestilenta | pestilenții | pestilentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | pestilent | pestilente | pestilenți | pestilente | ||
definite | pestilentului | pestilentei | pestilenților | pestilentelor |
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