Hypertext Webster Gateway: "virulent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Virulent \Vir"u*lent\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
virulent
adj 1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous
snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {deadly}, {venomous}]
2: infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant: {avirulent}]
3: 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" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid},
{acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous},
{venomous}, {vitriolic}]
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