virulent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: virulent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for virulent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virulent adj extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" Synonym(s): deadly, venomous, virulent infectious; having the ability to cause disease Antonym(s): avirulent 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" Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Virulent \Vir"ulent\, a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf. F. virulent. See {Virus}.] 1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. A contagious disorder rendered more virulent* by uncleanness. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective.