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Pestilent (Adjective)

Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers".

All adjective clusters.

The cramped and unsanitary conditions on the overcrowded ship created a pestilent environment that threatened to unleash a deadly outbreak.
The black death, a pestilential disease that ravaged Europe in the 14th century, was spread by fleas infesting rats and other rodents.
The doctor warned that if the infected wound was not properly treated, it could become a pestilential source of infection for the entire hospital.
In his novel, the author described the pestilential conditions of the medieval town, where garbage and sewage filled the streets and led to frequent outbreaks of disease.
As the travelers struggled through the swampy terrain, they feared the pestilential mosquitoes that swarmed around them, biting and infecting with malaria and other deadly diseases.

Exceedingly harmful.

All adjective clusters.

The pestilent mosquitoes carried a deadly disease that spread rapidly throughout the village.
The lack of sanitation in the prison turned it into a pestilent place where inmates fell ill regularly.
The pestilent atmosphere of hatred and intolerance was palpable in the community after the violent attack.
The officials warned of the pestilent effects of the new pollutant on the city's water supply.
The pestilent rats infesting the abandoned building posed a significant health risk to the nearby residents.