Word: pestilently
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: pes
ti
lent
ly
Definition: In a pestilent manner; likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift
Morphemes:
Affix: pestilent
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Harmful to morals or public order.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pestilens
Language: la
Decoded: pestilens
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: noxious, destructive, pestilent
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.