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VIRULENT
(adj.) infectious; having the ability to cause disease
(adj.) 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", "a vitriolic critique"
synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acid , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , vitriolicJim is despised for making blunt and caustic remarks in public. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(adj.) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes", "a virulent insect bite"
synonyms : deadly , venomous
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(Tag: English) it is a virus, which causes disease and harm. So, something virulent is viral and poisonous.
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-2 (Tag: ) As dangerous and poisonous as Viru (shewag) is for the opponents
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-0 (Tag: ) Virulent and malignant have the same sounds and they both mean - bitterly hostile.
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-1 (Tag: ) Virulent and malignant have the same sounds and they both mean - bitterly hostile.
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Origin
From Latin virulentus “poisonous,” from virus “poison, venom” (source of English virus ).] added by bimal03
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