pestilential
71Litherness — Lither Li ther (l[imac] [th][ e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad, wicked.] Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. Bp. Woolton. [1913 Webster] Note: Professor Skeat thinks the …
72Mephitis — Me*phi tis, n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. m[ e]phitis.] 1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks. [1913 Webster] …
73mercury — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is… …
74pentadecylacatechol — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is… …
75Pesthouse — Pest house , n. A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any pestilential disease. [1913 Webster] …
76Pestiferous — Pes*tif er*ous, a. [L. pestiferus, pestifer; pestis pest + ferre to bear: cf. F. pestif[ e]re.] 1. Pest bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagious; as, pestiferous bodies. Poor, pestiferous creatures begging alms …
77Pestilent — Pes ti*lent, a. [L. pestilens, entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. Corrupt and pestilent. Milton. What a pestilent knave is this same! Shak. [1913 Webster] …
78Pestilentious — Pes ti*len tious, a. Pestilential. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
79Plagueful — Plague ful, a. Abounding, or infecting, with plagues; pestilential; as, plagueful exhalations. [1913 Webster] …
80Poison — Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of… …