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pestilentially

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In a pestilential manner; with pestilence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1917, M. K. Gandhi, “Third Class in Indian Railways,” communication to the press on 25 September, 1917, Bhadarkali-Lahore: Gandhi Publications League, 1917, p. 5, There was a pipe in it [the water closet] but no water, and I say without fear of challenge that it was pestilentially dirty.

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History

Etymology

From pestilential + -ly.