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1. (adj.) virulent
actively poisonous; intensely noxious.
2. virulent
highly infective:
a virulent disease.
3. virulent
violently or spitefully hostile.
4. virulent
intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME verulent < L vīrulentus=vīr(us) poison)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) deadly, venomous, virulent
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
2. (adj) virulent
infectious; having the ability to cause disease
3. (adj) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
harsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) virulent
extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury
2. (adj) virulent
very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective
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