<b><font size="4">"virulent"</font></b><br/><b>adjective</b> <ol> <li>extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: <a href="/">deadly</a>, <a href="/">venomous</a>] </li> <li>infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant: <a href="/">avirulent</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="/">acerb</a>, <a href="/">acerbic</a>, <a href="../acid.html">acid</a>, <a href="/">acrid</a>, <a href="/">bitter</a>, <a href="/">blistering</a>, <a href="../caustic.html">caustic</a>, <a href="/">sulfurous</a>, <a href="/">sulphurous</a>, <a href="/">venomous</a>, <a href="/">vitriolic</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../virulent.html">http://www.word.sc/virulent</a>

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