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virulent
adjective
(of a disease or disease-causing agent) Highly infectious, malignant or deadly.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- IRULEN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈvɪɹjʊlənt/
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Meaning
Definitions
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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Example Sentences
The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.