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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPestilential
/ˌpɛs.tɪˈlɛn.ʃəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or causing infectious pestilence; deadly or pernicious.
"The swampy region was known for its pestilential vapors that brought fevers to the local population." - 2
Causing annoyance or nuisance; extremely irritating or obnoxious.
"He spent the entire afternoon swatting away pestilential mosquitoes during the hike."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'pestilentia', meaning plague or pestilence, coming from 'pestis' (plague). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially referring to contagious or fatal epidemic diseases before expanding to denote anything morally corrupting or intensely annoying.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pestilential" is said worldwide
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pestilentiel
Transliteration: pɛs.ti.lɑ̃.sjɛl
"Les conditions d'hygiène étaient pestilentielles dans le campement."
pestilenzialisch
Transliteration: pɛstɪlɛntˈtsi̯aːlɪʃ
"Ein pestilenzialischer Geruch stieg aus dem alten Keller auf."
pestilenziale
Transliteration: pes.ti.lenˈtza.le
"L'aria umida e stagnante era divenuta pestilenziale."
pestilencial
Transliteration: pes.ti.lenˈsjal
"Emitía un olor pestilencial que obligó a todos a abandonar la sala."
pestilencial
Transliteration: pɛs.ti.lẽˈsi.aw
"A atmosfera no porão abandonado era pestilencial."
महामारी फैलाने वाला
Transliteration: mahamari phailane wala
"उस क्षेत्र में एक pestilential वातावरण बना हुआ था।"
瘟疫般的
Transliteration: wēnyì bnde
"空气中弥漫着一股瘟疫般的恶臭。"
역병의
Transliteration: yeokbyeong-ui
"그 늪지대에서는 역병의 기운이 감돌았다."
悪疫の
Transliteration: akueki no
"その湿地帯からは悪疫のような異臭が漂っていた。"
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