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most pestilential

ADJECTIVE

dangerous,

Synonyms

WEAK

contagious contaminating corrupting deadly deleterious destructive detrimental diseased evil fatal harmful baneful infectious injurious lethal mortal noxious pernicious pestiferous ruinous tainting troublesome vicious

Antonyms

WEAK

clean healthy hygienic safe sanitary

ADJECTIVE

virulent

Synonyms

WEAK

baneful deadly destructive fatal harmful infective injurious malign malignant mephitic noxious pernicious pestilent poison septic toxic toxicant unhealthy unwholesome venomous

Example Sentences

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Although exposed to one of the most pestilential climates in the world, he did not lose a man.

From Dewey and Other Naval Commanders by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

Unfortunately, of all the sickly climates of Africa, this is perhaps the most pestilential, and Mr. Nicholls, before commencing his journey, fell a victim to the epidemic fever.

From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Huish, Robert

He breathes air, he eats air, he speaks air; and a most pestilential breath it is.

From Thaddeus of Warsaw by Porter, Jane

Here was a cavern, which sent forth a most pestilential vapour.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob

The evening was warm; a most pestilential sort of mist usually covers the ground at dark.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James