'Virulent' definitions:
Definition of 'virulent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: deadly, venomous, virulent]
adjective
Infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant: avirulent]
adjective
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
Definition of 'Virulent'
From: GCIDE
- Virulent \Vir"u*lent\, a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf. F. virulent. See Virus.]
- 1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. [1913 Webster]
- A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by uncleanness. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'virulent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- acute,
- antagonistic,
- antipathetic,
- astringent,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- belligerent,
- biting,
- bitter,
- brutal,
- burning,
- catching,
- caustic,
- choleric,
- clashing,
- colliding,
- communicable,
- conflicting,
- contagious,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corrupting,
- corruptive,
- counterproductive,
- cutting,
- damaging,
- dangerous,
- deadly,
- death-bringing,
- deathful,
- deathly,
- deleterious,
- despiteful,
- destructive,
- detrimental,
- disadvantageous,
- disserviceable,
- distressing,
- double-edged,
- drastic,
- edged,
- embittered,
- envenomed,
- escharotic,
- excessive,
- exorbitant,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- fatal,
- feral,
- fierce,
- full of hate,
- furious,
- great,
- harmful,
- harsh,
- hateful,
- hostile,
- hurtful,
- immoderate,
- incisive,
- infectious,
- infective,
- injurious,
- intemperate,
- intense,
- internecine,
- keen,
- killing,
- lethal,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- malicious,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mephitic,
- miasmal,
- miasmatic,
- miasmic,
- mischievous,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- mortal,
- nasty,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- ominous,
- outrageous,
- penetrating,
- pernicious,
- pestiferous,
- pestilential,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- poison,
- poisonous,
- prejudicial,
- quarrelsome,
- rancorous,
- rankled,
- repugnant,
- resentful,
- resenting,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- sarcastic,
- savage,
- scatheful,
- scathing,
- septic,
- set against,
- severe,
- sharp,
- sore,
- spiteful,
- splenetic,
- splitting,
- stabbing,
- stewing,
- stinging,
- strident,
- stringent,
- tart,
- tough,
- toxic,
- toxicant,
- toxiferous,
- trenchant,
- unconscionable,
- unfriendly,
- unhealthy,
- unwholesome,
- vehement,
- venenate,
- veneniferous,
- venenous,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- violent,
- vitriolic