virulent

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  1. adjective Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous. Used of a disease or toxin.
  2. adjective Capable of causing disease by breaking down protective mechanisms of the host. Used of a pathogen.
  3. adjective Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful: virulent criticism. See Synonyms at poisonous.
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  • And here let me ask you, gentle reader, who are just now considering me ungentle, virulent, and noisy, did you ever, for one day in your whole life, literally, involuntarily, and in spite of all your endeavours, longings, and hungerings, not get enough to eat ? —  Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet
  • P. sojae isolates that are virulent (V) or avirulent (A) on —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Indicated at the top of the figure is P. sojae race tested, the Avh92 allele present, and the disease outcome, virulent (V), avirulent —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Nature reports that hurricanes are becoming more virulent, and global warming may be the cause. —  The Chicago Blog
  • He felt it unthinkable that even the most sheltered white suburbanite would not recognize it for what it was -- virulent racism. —  1UP RSS feed
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Latin vīrulentus, from vīrus, poison.

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  1. from French virulent = Spanish Pg, Italian virulento, from Latin virulentus, full of poison, from virus, poison: see virus.
 

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/ˈvɪrulənt/
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