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Definition of: pestilent
(pes′tə·lənt) adjective
1. Tending to produce malignant zymotic disease; pestilential.
2. Having a malign influence or effect.
3. Making trouble; causing irritation; vexatious. [<L pestilens, -entis <pestis a plague]
—pes′ti·lent·ly adverb
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