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Meaning of "pestilent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PESTILENT

From Latin pestilens unwholesome, from pestis plague.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PESTILENT

pestilent  [ˈpɛstɪlənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PESTILENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pestilent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PESTILENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pestilent in the English dictionary

The first definition of pestilent in the dictionary is annoying; irritating. Other definition of pestilent is highly destructive morally or physically; pernicious. Pestilent is also infected with or likely to cause epidemic or infectious disease.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PESTILENT


assailant
əˈseɪlənt
bivalent
baɪˈveɪlənt
covalent
kəʊˈveɪlənt
divalent
daɪˈveɪlənt
hexavalent
ˌhɛksəˈveɪlənt
jubilant
ˈdʒuːbɪlənt
monovalent
ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪlənt
multivalent
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt
pentavalent
ˌpɛntəˈveɪlənt
polyvalent
ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt
quadrivalent
ˌkwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt
rutilant
ˈruːtɪlənt
scintillant
ˈsɪntɪlənt
sibilant
ˈsɪbɪlənt
silent
ˈsaɪlənt
surveillant
sɜːˈveɪlənt
tetravalent
ˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənt
trivalent
traɪˈveɪlənt
univalent
ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt
vigilant
ˈvɪdʒɪlənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PESTILENT

pesterment
pesterous
pestful
pesthole
pesthouse
pesticidal
pesticide
pestiferous
pestiferously
pestiferousness
pestilence
pestilential
pestilentially
pestilently
pestle
pesto
pestological
pestologist
pestology
pesty

WORDS THAT END LIKE PESTILENT

ambivalent
benevolent
equivalent
excellent
fraudulent
insect repellent
lent
malevolent
non-violent
opulent
prevalent
repellent
Solent
succulent
talent
turbulent
unsilent
violent
virulent
water-repellent

Synonyms and antonyms of pestilent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PESTILENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pestilent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pestilent

Translation of «pestilent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PESTILENT

Find out the translation of pestilent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pestilent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pestilent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瘟神般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pestilente
570 millions of speakers

English

pestilent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विनाशक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pestilent
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

язвою
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pestilento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষতিকারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pestilentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pestilent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schädlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有害な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pestilent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்ளைநோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोगट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baş belâsı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pestilenziale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pestilent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мором
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pestilențial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολέθριε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pestilent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pestilent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PESTILENT»

The term «pestilent» is regularly used and occupies the 98.589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PESTILENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pestilent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pestilent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pestilent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PESTILENT»

Discover the use of pestilent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pestilent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia, Comprehending a Complete ...
(pestilence, Fr. pestilen- tia, Lat.) Plague; pest; contagious distemper ( Shakspeare). PESTILENT, a. (pestilent, Fr. pestilent, Latin.) 1. Producing plagues ; malignant (Bentley). 2. Mischievous; destructive (Knolles). PESTILE-NTIAL. a. ( pestilentiel ...
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, 1813
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A Brief History of Epidemic and Pestilential Diseases: With ...
He observes, " That authors, who write on severs, distinguifh a pestilent from a malignant fever: by pestilent fever they understand the true plague; by a malignant one, the fever vulgarly called purple or other fever, which, though epidemic and ...
Noah Webster, 1800
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A Packet of Pestilent Pasquils
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Hardpress, 2012
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The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, the ...
5 c For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes : 6 d Who also hath gone about to profane the temple ; whom we took, and t ...
Adam Clarke, 1833
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The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation
Chapter. 3. A. Pestilent. Nationalism: The. 1837. Cholera. Epidemic. Reconsidered. The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.
Greg Grandin, 2000
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A Packet of Pestilent Pasquils
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2011
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Fraser's Magazine
We may, unblamed, however, call both cholera and Socinianism pestilent diseases, not withstanding the extended range of their devastation. To Mr. Frusnn . Newport, Isle of Wight, Sept. 25. Sm,_I have lately had an opportunity of perusing ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1833
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
We may, unblamed, however, call both cholera and Soeinianism pestilent diseases, not withstanding the extended range of their devastation. To Mr. FIIASER. Newport, Itle of Wight, Sspt. 25. SIR, — I h:u . lately hnd an opportunity of perusing ...
‎1833
9
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
J fectious distemper: pestilent and pestilential mean, partaking of the nature of pestilence ; contagious ; producing plague or disease ; malignant : pestilently in mischievously ; destructively. We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
10
The Obedience of Faith: A Pauline Phrase in Historical Context
However, the analogy of usage in the book alerts us that the precise meaning of ' pestilent men' is politically nuanced. Pointing to 15.3,21, Zeitlin explains that the Jews who opposed the Hasmoneans were rebels against the state.28 In the ...
Don B. Garlington, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PESTILENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pestilent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nature Nut: Ladies and gentlemen, the beetles!
Australia has even imported dung beetles to help reduce pestilent bush flies and improve their cattle pasture fertility. Although not called ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
Literary insights - 28: The Wife of Bath
Far back in those primitive and pestilent days, the truth about gender equality had already surfaced. Anyone working on a female brand should ... «CampaignLive, Jul 15»
3
Brigitte Bardot to Greg Hunt: killing two million feral cats is 'animal …
... up the habitat to all the native predators that originally lived there but were destroyed or displaced by these pestilent man-made vermin cats, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Wanted: Ian Bell, sublime artist
Cricinfo is swarming with the pestilent Anti-Bell vermin, with their constant 'style not substance' chatter which went out of date several years ago ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
5
This president far from a patriot
To listen to him speak, lie and manipulate Americans is pestilent, noxious and annoying. Obama is nothing more than a spoiled, self-centered, ... «Standard Speaker, Jul 15»
6
'Our Man in Charleston' follows a Civil War 'spy in plain sight'
... who's a blend of drama queen (he fears “almost certain death” in a pestilent Charleston summer) and catty commentator on current events. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
7
Oz Declares War on Feral Felines; Krazy Kat Ladies Hardest Hit
... on earth now far more worthy of my respect and admiration after what I've been through with cat-lickers and all their vermin pestilent cats. «PJ Media, Jul 15»
8
Album Review: Tame Impala's 'Currents'—hipster wet dream or post …
This homage to the inevitable is like an adult version of the pestilent and ubiquitous cheeseball “Let It Go” from that cancerous Disney movie ... «The Independent | SUindependent.com, Jul 15»
9
How Ellen Pao lost her job but survived Reddit's swamp of trolls
“Reddit can be seen as a swamp of standing water that's been allowed to breed pestilent mosquitoes,” said Katherine Cross, a former Reddit ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
This Day, July 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
He complained that when Memphis had been captured and turned into a trading center “the Jews and the rebel citizens of that pestilent city” ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pestilent [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pestilent>. May 2024 ».
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