Definitions for virulently
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vir•u•lentˈvɪr yə lənt, ˈvɪr ə-(adj.)
actively poisonous; intensely noxious.
Category: Pathology
highly infective:
a virulent disease.
Category: Medicine
violently or spitefully hostile.
intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious.
Origin of virulent:
1350–1400; ME verulent < L vīrulentus=vīr(us) poison
vir′u•lent•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
virulently(adverb)
in a virulent manner
"an old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face"
Wiktionary
virulently(Adverb)
in a virulent manner
Webster Dictionary
Virulently(adverb)
in a virulent manner
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