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Definition of Pestful
1. a. Pestiferous.
Definition of Pestful
1. Adjective. pestiferous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pestful
1. pestilential [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pestful
Literary usage of Pestful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1835)
"... of that hour When Love rose glittering, aud his gorgeous wings Over the abyss
fluttered with such glad noise, As what time after long and pestful calms, ..."
2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1921)
"Thus in an earlier poem, the ' glad noise ' of Love's wings fluttering is compared
to the fresh breeze breaking up the " long and pestful calms With slimy ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1810)
"... That safe such pestful body might be laid. The anxious pastor listen'd from
afar The jolts and gratings of the burial car, ..."
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