pestilential

adjective

ˌpe-stə-ˈlen(t)-shəl How to pronounce pestilential (audio)
Definition of pestilentialnext
as in annoying
causing annoyance these pestilential little mosquitoes!

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Recent Examples of pestilential Some doctors employed wildly improbable cures when treating these pestilential tumors. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis. — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 But life back then was pretty sketchy and precarious even without pestilential rats running around, unbound. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2023 He is reported to have participated in a pestilential online gun culture, replete with tasteless japing about mass shootings. — wsj.com, 12 May 2023 The Spanish flu washed over the world in three pestilential waves during 1918 and 1919. — Damon Linker, The Week, 23 June 2021 Our national experience with the role of state and local governments in casino gambling should have taught us that there is a world of difference between sensible reform and making government a revenue-seeking partner in a pestilential business. — The Editors, National Review, 7 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pestilential
  1. annoying
  2. frustrating
  3. irritating
  4. disturbing
Adjective
  • Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fluctuating estrogen levels can disrupt the nerves responsible for your sense of scent, leading to this symptom that’s equally bizarre and annoying.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoying
Adjective
  • Cynically or not, Chin and Vasarhelyi understand that these primal thrills are enough to distract us from the frustrating and sorrowful truth at the center of the story.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That’s part of what made the limitations during a few days or drills and only playing six preseason snaps extra concerning and frustrating for the 25-year-old.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of frustrating
Adjective
  • Mars in your sign challenges disciplined Saturn, creating the deeply irritating experience of feeling motivated and blocked at the same time.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Brands that connect those steps—or simply remove one irritating point of friction—can create disproportionate value.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of irritating
Adjective
  • The project follows a husband and wife who buy their dream ranch only to discover the land is alive with ancient spirits, and survival means submitting to increasingly disturbing rituals with each turn of the season.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • You might be surprised by just how disturbing The Texas Chain Saw Massacre remains more than 50 years later.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbing

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“Pestilential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pestilential. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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