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virulent

[ vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh- ]

adjective

  1. actively poisonous; intensely noxious:

    a virulent insect bite.

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  2. Medicine/Medical. highly infective; malignant or deadly.
  3. Bacteriology. causing clinical symptoms.
  4. violently or spitefully hostile.
  5. intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious:

    a virulent attack.

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virulent

/ ˈɪʊəԳ /

adjective

    1. (of a microorganism) extremely infective
    2. (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
  1. extremely poisonous, injurious, etc
  2. extremely bitter, hostile, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • u·Գ· adverb
  • p·u·Գ adjective
  • hyper·u·Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz·u·Գ adjective
  • non·u·Գ· adverb
  • p·u·Գ adjective
  • super·u·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·u·Գ adjective
  • un·u·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of virulent1

1350–1400; Middle English verulent < Latin īܱԳٳܲ, equivalent to ī ( us ) poison ( virus ) + -ulentus -ulent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of virulent1

C14: from Latin īulentus full of poison, from īus poison; see virus
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The unflinching fact is that the Trump virus is still virulent and viable.

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Thus, the cycle would continue, with that ideology spreading throughout X, TikTok and Instagram Reels like a virulent sickness.

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Trump didn’t invent the poison that has worked its way into the vitals of American society, but he's its most prominent pusher and a carrier of its most virulent effects.

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Reassortment occurs when a person or animal is infected with more than one influenza virus, allowing the two to mingle and exchange “hardware,” potentially creating a new, more virulent strain.

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This is common in influenza, so virologists are on the lookout for a case in which the bird flu reassorts to make a virus that’s far more contagious, and potentially more virulent.

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