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pestilent

/ˈpɛstələnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
pesti-lent
IPA
/ˈpɛstələnt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.

adj

Annoying.

Informal

adj

Harmful to morals or public order.

Archaic

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pestilent (comparative) most pestilent (superlative)

Derived Forms

pestilence pestilently

Frequently Paired Words

pest pestiferous pestilential

Synonyms

pestiferous pestilential plaguey baneful deadly pernicious

Questions

How do you pronounce pestilent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛstələnt/.
What does pestilent mean?
Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
Where does pestilent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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