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Definitions for Virulent
[1] actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
[2] Medicine/Medical . highly infective; malignant or deadly.
[3] Bacteriology . causing clinical symptoms.
[4] violently or spitefully hostile.
[5] intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious: a virulent attack.
[6] (of a microorganism) extremely infective (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
[7] extremely poisonous, injurious, etc
[8] extremely bitter, hostile, etc
Words related to Virulent
deadly, destructive, fatal, malignant, pernicious, acrimonious, rancorous, scathing, vitriolic, malicious, vicious, hateful, bitter, baneful, harmful, injurious, malign, mephitic, poison, toxic
Words nearby Virulent
virtuous circle, virtute et armis, virucidal, virucide, virulence, virulent, virulent bacteriophage, viruliferous, viruria, virus, virus chip
Origin of Virulent
1350–1400; Middle English verulent < Latin vīrulentus, equivalent to vīr(us ) poison (see virus) + -ulentus -ulent
Words that may be confused with Virulent
Other words from Virulent
vir·u·lent·ly , adverb
hy·per·vir·u·lent , adjective
hy·per·vir·u·lent·ly , adverb
non·vir·u·lent , adjective
non·vir·u·lent·ly , adverb
su·per·vir·u·lent , adjective
su·per·vir·u·lent·ly , adverb
un·vir·u·lent , adjective
un·vir·u·lent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Virulent
C14: from Latin vīrulentus full of poison, from vīrus poison; see virus
Synonyms for Virulent
deadly, destructive, fatal, malignant, pernicious, baneful, harmful, infective, injurious, malign, mephitic, poison, septic, toxic, toxicant, unhealthy, unwholesome, venomous