virulent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin virus "poison, slime, venom".

[edit] Adjective

virulent (comparative more virulent, superlative most virulent)

1. (mainly medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent, highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
2. Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.

   The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.

[edit] Related terms

• pathogenic
• virus
• virulence
• virulently