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most pestilent

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

dangerous

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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"He is the son of Caboche, the head of the flayers, one of the most pestilent villains in the city."

From At Agincourt by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

And thus ended my long and persistent pursuit of one of the most pestilent and formidable gangs of pirates that had haunted the Atlantic and West Indian waters for many years.

From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Hodgson, Edward S.

"It is notoriously the most pestilent robber's nest between Mayence and Cologne."

From The Sword Maker by Barr, Robert

"You and your men are down there associatin' with the most pestilent set of robbers and land-pirates that ever disgraced a civilized country," announced the Colonel.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

‘He died by reason of a most pestilent fever,’ answered the wounded man.

From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)