Definitions for virulent
ˈvɪr yə lənt, ˈvɪr ə-vir·u·lent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deadly, venomous, virulentadjective

   extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

   "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

2. virulentadjective

   infectious; having the ability to cause disease

3. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolicadjective

   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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1. virulentadjective

   highly infectious, malignant or deadly.

2. virulentadjective

   Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.

   The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.

3. Etymology: From virus.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Virulentadjective

   extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury

2. Virulentadjective

   very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective

3. Etymology: [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf. F. virulent. See Virus.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Virulent

   vir′ū-lent, adj. full of poison: very active in injury: bitter in enmity: malignant.—ns. Vir′ulence, Vir′ulency.—adv. Vir′ulently. [L. virulentus—virus, poison.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of virulent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of virulent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of virulent in a Sentence

1. Francois Balloux:

   Early, largely anecdotal evidence suggests Omicron may be less virulent than Delta. This would be good news if confirmed, in principle.

2. Gordon Chang:

   North Korea, for decades, has had the virulent anti-U.S. propaganda, north Korea’s all stopped.

3. Eric Schmitt:

   The PRC is motivated by a virulent communist ideology with its fundamental disregard for the rights of any individual. Add to this that the PRC is actively building up its military with increasingly advanced weapons systems. This, coupled with its nuclear capabilities, leaves no doubt that the PRC represents a threat that is like no other in the current geopolitical makeup of the world.

4. Hannes Schroeder:

   Our ancestors lived in a different environment and had a different lifestyle and diet, and it is therefore interesting to find out how this is reflected in their microbiome,' it can help us understand how pathogens have evolved and spread over time, and what makes them particularly virulent in a given environment. At the same time, it may help predict how a pathogen will behave in the future, and how it might be contained or eradicated.

5. Olive Schreiner:

   Slavery may, perhaps, be best compared to the infantile disease of measles; a complaint which so commonly attacks the young of humanity in their infancy, and when gone through at that period leaves behind it so few fatal marks; but which when it normally attacks the fully developed adult becomes one of the most virulent and toxic of diseases, often permanently poisoning the constitution where it does not end in death.

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