virulent

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɪɹjələnt/, /ˈvɪɹələnt/
• (British) IPA: /ˈvɪɹjʊlənt/

Adjective

virulent

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

   The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.

Related terms

• virus
• virulence
• virulently

Translations

• French: virulent
• German: virulent, extrem ansteckend
• Russian: заразный

Translations

• French: virulent

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