pestilentiel
French
Etymology
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 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
- antipestilentiel
Further reading
- “pestilentiel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.