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virulent
adjective
(of a disease or disease-causing agent) Highly infectious, malignant or deadly.
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/ˈvɪɹjʊlənt/ /ˈvɪɹjʊlənt/
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adjective
(of a disease or disease-causing agent) Highly infectious, malignant or deadly.
Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
“The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.”
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The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.