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pestilent

🇬🇧 UK/'pestilәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Deadly or highly dangerous to life; harmful to morals or society; annoying.

致命的,有害的,传染性的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pestpest, plague, nuisance
+
ilconnector
+
entperforming, being in a state
=pestilent

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The pestilent air in the city caused widespread illness.

  • 2.

    His pestilent influence corrupted the entire organization.

  • 3.

    The pestilent epidemic claimed thousands of lives.

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