Meaning of the word pestilential in English

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pestilential

US /ˌpes.təˈlen.ʃəl/
UK /ˌpes.təˈlen.ʃəl/

Adjective

1.

relating to or causing very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people:

Example:
Smallpox is clearly the worst of the pestilential diseases.
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