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virulent


 
  Overview  of  adj  virulent 
 
  The  adj  virulent  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deadly,  venomous,  virulent  --  (extremely  poisonous  or  injurious;  producing  venom;  "venomous  snakes";  "a  virulent  insect  bite") 
  2.  virulent  --  (infectious;  having  the  ability  to  cause  disease) 
  3.  acerb,  acerbic,  acid,  acrid,  bitter,  blistering,  caustic,  sulfurous,  sulphurous,  venomous,  virulent,  vitriolic  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  virulent 
 
  3  senses  of  virulent 
 
  Sense  1 
  deadly,  venomous,  virulent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  toxic)  ->  nontoxic,  atoxic 
 
  Sense  2 
  virulent  (vs.  avirulent) 
 
  avirulent  (vs.  virulent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  acerb,  acerbic,  acid,  acrid,  bitter,  blistering,  caustic,  sulfurous,  sulphurous,  venomous,  virulent,  vitriolic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unpleasant)  ->  pleasant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  virulent 
 
  3  senses  of  virulent 
 
  Sense  1 
  deadly,  venomous,  virulent 
  =>  toxic  (vs.  nontoxic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  virulent  (vs.  avirulent) 
  =>  deadly 
  =>  highly  infective 
 
  Sense  3 
  acerb,  acerbic,  acid,  acrid,  bitter,  blistering,  caustic,  sulfurous,  sulphurous,  venomous,  virulent,  vitriolic 
  =>  unpleasant  (vs.  pleasant) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  virulent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  virulent 
 
  virulent  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  virulent 
  avirulent 
  virulent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  virulent 
 
  The  adj  virulent  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deadly,  venomous,  virulent  --  (extremely  poisonous  or  injurious;  producing  venom;  "venomous  snakes";  "a  virulent  insect  bite") 
  2.  virulent  --  (infectious;  having  the  ability  to  cause  disease) 
  3.  acerb,  acerbic,  acid,  acrid,  bitter,  blistering,  caustic,  sulfurous,  sulphurous,  venomous,  virulent,  vitriolic  --  (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") 



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