virulent
11Virulent — Virulent, lat. deutsch, eiterig, giftig; Virulenz, eiterige Beschaffenheit, verbissener Ingrimm …
12virulent — I adjective acerbus, acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, baleful, baneful, bitter, deadly, deleterious, despiteful, destructive, envenomed, gravis, harmful, hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, lethal, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant,… …
13virulent — (adj.) c.1400, in reference to wounds, ulcers, etc., full of corrupt or poisonous matter, from L. virulentus poisonous, from virus poison (see VIRUS (Cf. virus)). Figurative sense of violent, spiteful is attested from c.1600. Related: Virulently …
14virulent — *poisonous, venomous, toxic, mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, miasmic, miasmatic, miasmal Analogous words: *deadly, mortal, fatal, lethal: *pernicious, noxious, baneful, deleterious: malignant, malign (see MALICIOUS) …
15virulent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. 2) (of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective. 3) bitterly hostile. DERIVATIVES virulence noun virulently adverb. ORIGIN originally describing a… …
16virulent — [vir′yo͞olənt, vir′oolənt] adj. [ME < L virulentus, full of poison < virus: see VIRUS] 1. a) extremely poisonous or injurious; deadly b) bitterly antagonistic or spiteful; full of hate and enmity; venomous; rancorous 2. Med. a) violent and… …
17virulent — [[t]vɪ̱rjʊlənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Virulent feelings or actions are extremely bitter and hostile. [FORMAL] Now he faces virulent attacks from the Italian media... Friends spoke of a virulent personal campaign being waged against him.… …
18virulent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin virulentus, from virus poison Date: 14th century 1. a. marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course < a virulent infection > b. able to overcome bodily defensive mechanisms ; markedly… …
19virulent — vir|u|lent [ vırələnt ] adjective 1. ) a virulent illness is very dangerous, and affects people very quickly: an especially virulent form of malaria 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM virulent feelings or actions are extremely strong and angry: virulent… …
20virulent — adjective 1 formal virulent emotions or speeches are full of hatred and very strongly expressed: virulent anti Semitism 2 a poison, disease etc that is virulent is very dangerous and affects people very quickly: a virulent form of malaria… …
