pestilent
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Middle English, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpɛstələnt/, /ˈpɛstɪlənt/, /ˈpɛstlənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French pestilent.
Adjective
[edit]pestilent m or n (feminine singular pestilentă, masculine plural pestilenți, feminine/neuter plural pestilente)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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