ADJECTIVE | all | virulent, deadly, venomous | extremely poisonous or injurious |
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all | virulent | infectious | |
all | virulent, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
Sounds | vih'rahlahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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