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pestilently

pestilently adverb: in a pestilent manner.

Adverb

pestilently (comparative more pestilently, superlative most pestilently)

  1. In a pestilent manner.

Forms of pestilently

comparativemore pestilently
superlativemost pestilently

Origin of pestilently

From pestilent + -ly.

Questions about pestilently

What does pestilently mean?
Pestilently means in a pestilent manner.
What part of speech is pestilently?
Pestilently is an adverb.

Words near pestilently in the dictionary

  1. pestilent
  2. pestilential
  3. pestilentially
  4. pestilentialness
  5. pestilentious
  6. pestilently
  7. pestily
  8. pesting
  9. pestis
  10. pestiviral
  11. pestivirus

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