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virulent
UK /ˈvɪɹ(j)ʊl(ə)nt/ US /ˈvɪɹ(j)ələnt/
adj 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
known, most, new
VERB + VIRULENT
like
VIRULENT + NOUN
hatred, plague, poy, viruses
PREP.
in
ADV.
then, unduly
Definitions
adj
1
Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
2
Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.
More venemous and much more virulent / Then any poyſoned tode, or any ſerpent.
3
Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
4
Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.
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More venemous and much more virulent / Then any poyſoned tode, or any ſerpent.
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It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed increduli
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One can't discount a global disaster like a virulent plague.
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Ebola is one of the most virulent viruses known to man.
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The virulent plague ravaged the whole planet, as many places became ghost towns.
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