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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
virulent
    adj 1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom;
           "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn:
           deadly, venomous, virulent]
    2: infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant:
       avirulent]
    3: 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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

Thesaurus Results for Virulent:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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