Meaning of VIRULENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'viryulunt
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- [adj] infectious; having the ability to cause disease
- [adj] 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"
- [adj] extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
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| | Synonyms: | | acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, deadly, highly infective, sulfurous, sulphurous, toxic, unpleasant, venomous, vitriolic |
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| | Antonyms: | | avirulent | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Vir"u*lent\, a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf.
F. virulent. See {Virus}.]
1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing
injury.
A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by
uncleanness. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure;
malignant; as, a virulent invective.
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| | Definition: | | Highly poisonous or infectious. |
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