pestilentiel

French

Etymology

From pestilence +‎ -iel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛs.ti.lɑ̃.sjɛl/

Adjective

pestilentiel (feminine pestilentielle, masculine plural pestilentiels, feminine plural pestilentielles)

highly injurious or destructive to life; pestilent
producing, spreading, promoting or infected with pestilence; causing infection; pestilent
putrid, rotten, foul
Synonyms: infect, infame, immonde

une odeur pestilentielle ― a pudrid smell

Derived terms

antipestilentiel

Further reading

“pestilentiel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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