pestilent
PRONUNCIATION: (PES-tl-uhnt)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Deadly.
2. Infectious.
3. Harming peace, morals, etc.
4. Annoying.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin pestis (plague). Earliest documented use: 1613.
NOTES::
Here's a word that has a full range of meanings from merely annoying to deadly. But that's usually not a problem. In language, context is king.
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(1) PUSS-ee-luhnt a male who is controlled by females genitals
(2) PUS tl uhnt the condition of a liquid flow from a point of body inflammation. smile

[NOTE: King Context and enunciation will determine which.]