adj. 1 strongly poisonous. 2 (of a disease) violent or malignant. 3 bitterly hostile (virulent animosity; virulent abuse). virulence n. virulently adv.
[ ME, orig. of a poisoned wound, f. L virulentus (as VIRUS) ]
VIRULENT
Meaning of VIRULENT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012