7 July 2014
pestilent
[pes-tl-uhnt]
adjective
1. producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential.
2. destructive to life; deadly; poisonous.
3. injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious.
4. troublesome, annoying, or mischievous.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pestilent- (stem of pestilēns ) unhealthy, noxious, alteration of pestilentus, equivalent to pesti- (stem of pestis ) pest + -lentus -lent
Related forms
pes·ti·lent·ly, adverb
an·ti·pes·ti·lent, adjective
an·ti·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverb
non·pes·ti·lent, adjective
non·pes·ti·lent·ly, adverb
Anagram
nestle tip
silent pet
Today’s aphorism
Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.
– Chuang Tzu
On this day
7 July 1941 – birth of Bill Oddie, English comedian, start of ‘The Goodies’.
7 July 1953 – Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
7 July 1985 – 17 year old Boris Becker becomes the youngest player to win Wimbledon.
7 July 2005 – Four suicide bombers detonate themselves on London’s transport system, killing 56 people and injuring 700.
7 July 2007 – The New 7 Wonders Foundation officially declares a new ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ list:
- The Great Wall of China
- Petra, Jordan (a city carved into rock)
- Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Chichén Itzá Pyramid, Mexico
- Roman Colisseum, Italy
- Taj Mahal, Indian
The Original Seven Wonders of the World were:
- Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
- Mausoleum of Maussollos at Hallicarnassus
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Lighthouse of Alexandria