pestilential disease - заразная болезнь
pestilential tumours - чумные бубоны
pestilential mists - вредные туманы
pestilential smell - зловоние
pestilential heresy - опасная ересь
pestilential doctrine - вредная доктрина
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
pestilenţial — PESTILENŢIÁL, Ă, pestilenţiali, e, adj. 1. Care are caracteristicile unei boli molipsitoare (ca pesta); care răspândeşte o boală molipsitoare (ca pesta); contagios. Boală pestilenţială. 2. fig. (Despre mirosuri) Urât, infect, scârbos, nesuferit,… … Dicționar Român
Pestilential — Pes ti*len tial, a. [Cf. F. pestilentiel.] 1. Having the nature or qualities of a pestilence. Sends the pestilential vapors. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Mischievous; noxious; pernicious; morally destructive. [1913 Webster] So… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pestilential — index deleterious, detrimental, harmful, insalubrious, lethal, malignant, pernicious, pestilent Bu … Law dictionary
pestilential — late 14c., from M.L. pestilentialis, from pestilentia (see PESTILENCE (Cf. pestilence)). Related: Pestilentially … Etymology dictionary
pestilential — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases. 2) of the nature of a pest. 3) informal annoying … English terms dictionary
pestilential — [pes΄tə len′shəl] adj. [ME pestilencial < ML pestilentialis] 1. of, causing, or likely to cause pestilence or infection 2. like or constituting a pestilence; widespread and deadly 3. pernicious; dangerous; harmful pestilentially adv … English World dictionary
pestilential — [[t]pe̱stɪle̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Pestilential is used to refer to things that cause disease or are caused by disease. [FORMAL] ...people who were dependent for their water supply on this pestilential stream. ...a pestilential fever. 2) ADJ … English dictionary
pestilential — pestilent, pestilential *poisonous, venomous, virulent, toxic, mephitic, miasmic, miasmatic, miasmal Analogous words: *infectious, contagious, catching: noxious, *pernicious, baneful, deleterious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pestilential — pestilent / pestilential [adj] dangerous, harmful baneful, contagious, contaminating, corrupting, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, diseased, evil, fatal, infectious, injurious, lethal, mortal, noxious, pernicious, pestiferous,… … New thesaurus
pestilential — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. causing or tending to cause pestilence ; deadly b. of or relating to pestilence 2. morally harmful ; pernicious 3. giving rise to vexation or annoyance ; irritating • pestilentially adv … New Collegiate Dictionary
pestilential — pestilentially, adv. pestilentialness, n. /pes tl en sheuhl/, adj. 1. producing or tending to produce pestilence. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, esp. bubonic plague. 3. pernicious; harmful. 4. annoyingly troublesome. [1350 1400; … Universalium
