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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Brébeuf especially was accounted the most pestilent of sorcerers.

From The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century by Parkman, Francis

So Amjad looked at him with angry eyes and asked, "Why hast thou tarried till now, O most pestilent of slaves?"

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Hence those who are put to the test by them are angry with me, and not with them, and say that "there is one Socrates, a most pestilent fellow, who corrupts the youth."

From Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates by Cary, Henry

I understand that you two young men formerly belonged to the squadron of that most pestilent heretic and pirate, Cavendish; is it not so?

From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Rainey, W. (William)

"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