单词 | virulent |
释义 | virulent —virulently, adv. /vir"yeuh leuhnt, vir"euh-/, adj. 1. actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite. 2. Med. highly infective; malignant or deadly. 3. Bacteriol. causing clinical symptoms. 4. violently or spitefully hostile. 5. intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious: a virulent attack. [1350-1400; ME verulent < L virulentus, equiv. to vir(us) poison (see VIRUS) + -ulentus -ULENT] Syn. 1. venomous. 5. vicious, acerbic. Ant. 1. harmless. |
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