virulencyn.
/ˈvɪrjʊlənsi/ 1. = virulence n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bitterness > [noun]
rancourc1380
nitrosity?a1425
sour cheerc1440
amaritude1490
fellc1494
rust?1507
stomach grief1553
virulencya1617
ranklea1632
embitteredness1643
embitterment1645
virulence1663
sharpness1673
virulentnessa1676
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > bitterness > [noun]
rancourc1380
bitterness1382
sour cheerc1440
amaritude1490
fellc1494
rust?1507
aloea1529
stomach?1553
stomach grief1553
virulencya1617
coloquintida1622
nitrosity1634
embitteredness1643
embitterment1645
virulence1663
sharpness1673
virulentnessa1676
acerbation1793
a1617 S. Hieron Bargaine of Salt in Wks. (1620) II. 487 Men of corrupt minds shall..bee as it were moued..to goe on in their virulency and spite, and scorne of good Profession.
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 6 The zeale of the one, the virulency of the other, must..kindle Combustions.
1672 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 269 Those differences which are debated between Roman Catholics themselves with so much virulency and animosity.
1738 T. Birch Life Milton in J. Milton Wks. I. 28 He was always remarkable for an Haughtiness of Temper and Virulency of Style.
1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. ii. 35 Several incoherent threats of retaliation, that in their indefinite depth of virulency, smacked of King Lear.
2. = virulence n. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > quality > extreme
balea1000
malicea1382
deadlinessc1450
fatality1490
maliciousness1555
virulency1651
fatalness1652
contagium1654
virulentness1727
outrage1735
virulence1748
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [noun] > degree of intensity > violence or severity
malicea1382
vehemency?1541
malignity1543
acutenessa1644
virulency1651
malignancy1693
virulence1748
severity1808
acuity1839
fulminancy1887
1651 J. French Art Distillation v. 135 The powder..is very good to be strewed upon old ulcers, for it doth much correct the virulency of them.
1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 73 The Hyacinth..becomes the infallible indication of the Plague, by which afterward..the virulency..is driven forth.
1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. ix. 587/2 Lest the Particles of the Mercury..should..create Pains, Aches, Rottenness, or a Virulency never to be taken away.
1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 283 The Particles of the Quick-Silver..oftentimes impress an indelible Virulency upon the Brain.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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