"virulent" adjective extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: deadly (http://word.sc/deadly), venomous (http://word.sc/venomous)] infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant: avirulent (http://word.sc/avirulent)] 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 (http://word.sc/acerb), acerbic (http://word.sc/acerbic), acid (http://word.sc/acid), acrid (http://word.sc/acrid), bitter (http://word.sc/bitter), blistering (http://word.sc/blistering), caustic (http://word.sc/caustic), sulfurous (http://word.sc/sulfurous), sulphurous (http://word.sc/sulphurous), venomous (http://word.sc/venomous), vitriolic (http://word.sc/vitriolic)] Source: http://www.word.sc/virulent

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