a. | 1. | Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. |
2. | Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; |
Adj. | 1. | virulent - extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" |
2. | virulent - infectious; having the ability to cause disease Antonyms: avirulent - not virulent; unable to produce disease | |
3. | virulent - 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" |