Pestilential

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛstˈaɪˈɫɛnˈtiˈæɫ/

Pestilential (adjective)

  1. Causing or likely to cause disease or illness.
  2. Very annoying or bothersome.

Examples

  • The swamp emitted a pestilential odor that warned of danger.
  • Pestilential conditions in the camp led to a health crisis.

Common collocations: pestilential disease, pestilential air, pestilential behavior, pestilential presence

Synonyms of Pestilential

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Pestilential

  • when describing something that promotes well-being