virulent
extremely harmful, hostile, or quick to spread
Word origin: From Latin virus, poison.
Virulent in a sentence
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The pamphlet contained a virulent attack on the new immigrants.
The op-ed launched a virulent attack on the agency, questioning the motives of every official named.
Using “virulent” well
Virulent describes something extremely harmful, hostile, or quick to spread, used of diseases and of bitter hostility alike. It is the opposite of harmless or benign.
More GRE words starting with V
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