| ADJECTIVE | all | virulent, deadly, venomous | extremely poisonous or injurious |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | virulent | infectious | |
| all | virulent, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| Sounds | vih'rahlahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a virulent insect bite" | |
| Synonyms | deadly, venomous | |
| Broader | toxic | Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison |
| Spanish | mortífero, venenoso, virulento | |
| Catalan | verinós | |
| Nouns | virulence, virulency | extreme / extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) |
| Meaning | infectious; having the ability to cause disease. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | deadly | (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect |
| highly infective | (of a microorganism) extremely infective | |
| Opposite | avirulent | not virulent |
| Spanish | virulento | |
| Catalan | virulent | |
| Nouns | virulence, virulency | extreme / extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) |
| Meaning | harsh or corrosive in tone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic | |
| Broader | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
| Spanish | abrasador, ácido, acre, amargo, áspero, cáustico, mordaz, virulento, vitriólico | |
| Catalan | abrasador, àcid, acre, amarg, aspre, càustic, corrossiu, virulent | |
| Nouns | virulence, virulency | extreme / extreme hostility |
| Adverbs | virulently | in a virulent manner |
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