Definition of virulent Virulent
/vɪˈɹʌlʌnt/ - [virulunt] - vir•u•lent
We found 7 definitions of virulent from 4 different sources.
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What does virulent mean?
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| virulent - infectious; having the ability to cause disease | ||
| avirulent not virulent; unable to produce disease | ||
| highly infective (of a microorganism) extremely infective; "a highly infective organism" | ||
| virulent - 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" | ||
| acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic | ||
| unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | ||
| virulent - extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" | ||
| deadly, venomous | ||
| toxic of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- virulent (Adjective)
Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- virulent (a.)
Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. - virulent (a.)
Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective.
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virulent
Being harsh or corrosive in tone.
