adjective
- extremely poisonous or injurious; deadly
- bitterly antagonistic or spiteful; full of hate and enmity; venomous; rancorous
- Med.
- violent and rapid in its course; highly malignant: said of a disease
- able to overcome the natural defenses of the host; highly infectious: said of a microorganism
Origin:
ME < L virulentus, full of poison < virus: see virus