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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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

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

And Naples harbour is admittedly one of the most pestilential holes on the face of the earth.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas

A well-read fool is one of the most pestilential of blockheads.

From Every Man His Own University by Conwell, Russell H.

But this loving Christ goes down, down, down into the thickest, most pestilential atmosphere, reeking with sin and corruption, and stretches out a rescuing hand to the most abject and undermost of all the victims.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander