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/ˈvir(y)ələnt/
adjective
  1. (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
    "a virulent strain of influenza"
    synonyms: poisonous, toxic, venomous, noxious, deadly, lethal, fatal, mortal, terminal, death-dealing, life-threatening, dangerous, harmful, injurious, pernicious, damaging, destructive, unsafe, contaminating, polluting, deathly, nocuous, mephitic, baneful, highly infectious, highly infective, highly contagious, infectious, infective, contagious, rapidly spreading, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, spreading, malignant, uncontrollable, pestilential, severe, extreme, violent, catching, pestiferous
  2. bitterly hostile.
    "his involvement with the temperance movement led to his virulent attack on the drink trade"
    synonyms: vitriolic, malicious, malevolent, malignant, malign, evil-intentioned, resentful, hostile, spiteful, venomous, vicious, vindictive, bitter, rancorous, acrimonious, mordant, astringent, incisive, cutting, biting, scathing, caustic, stinging, blistering, searing, withering, abusive, mean, nasty, aggressive, savage, harsh, devastating, bitchy, catty, malefic, maleficent

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Synonyms ˇ bad [slang] ˇ bitchy ˇ catty ˇ cruel ˇ despiteful ˇ hateful ˇ malevolent ˇ malicious ˇ malign ˇ malignant ˇ mean ˇ nasty ˇ spiteful ˇ vicious ˇ See ...
Bacteriology. causing clinical symptoms. violently or spitefully hostile. intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious: a virulent attack.
Virulence is a pathogen's or microorganism's ability to cause damage to a host. In most, especially in animal systems, virulence refers to the degree of ...
full of hate and violent opposition: She is a virulent critic of U.S. energy policy.
/ˈvɪrələnt/ ˇ adjective. extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. “a virulent insect bite” ˇ adjective. infectious; having the ability to cause ...
adjective ˇ benign ˇ loving ˇ benevolent ˇ sympathetic ˇ kind ˇ warm ˇ good ˇ compassionate ˇ friendly ˇ pleasant.
virulent ... Refers to the ability of a virus or a bacterium to cause damage to its host. Search NCI's Dictionary of Cancer Terms.
VIRULENT meaning: 1 : full of hate or anger; 2 : extremely or excessively harsh or strong.
virulent in American English ˇ 1. actively poisonous; intensely noxious. a virulent insect bite ˇ 2. Medicine. highly infective; malignant or deadly ˇ 3.
Adjective edit ˇ Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous. ˇ (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious. ˇ ( ...