pestilent
ETYM Latin pestilens, -entis, from pestis pest: cf. French pestilent.
Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; SYN. pestilential, plaguelike, plaguey.
baneful · deadly · epidemic · harmful · noxious · pernicious · pestiferous · pestilential · plaguey
pesthouse · pesticidal · pesticide · pestiferous · pestilence · pestilent · pestilential · pestilently · pestle · pestles