Definition of "pestilentially" in English

adverb

1. In a pestilential manner; with pestilence.

   • 1917, M. K. Gandhi, “Third Class in Indian Railways,” communication to the press on 25 September, 1917, Bhadarkali-Lahore: Gandhi Publications League, 1917, p. 5, There was a pipe in it [the water closet] but no water, and I say without fear of challenge that it was pestilentially dirty.