virulent
English
/ˈvɪɹjələnt/, /ˈvɪɹjʊlənt/
adj
Definitions
- (chiefly) Highly infectious, malignant or deadly.
- (figurative) Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
Etymology
Derived from Latin virulentus.
Origin
Latin
virulentus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- avirulent English
- cardiovirulent English
- enterovirulent English
- hepatovirulent English
- hypervirulent English
- hypovirulent English
- neurovirulent English
- nonvirulent English
- supervirulent English
- urovirulent English
- virulented English
- virulently English
- virulentness English
- virulentus Latin
- vīrus Latin
- virulent German
- virulent French