[あくしょう, akushou] (n) malignant or virulent disease [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Virulent \Vir"u*lent\, a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf.
F. virulent. See {Virus}.]
1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing
injury.
[1913 Webster]
A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by
uncleanness. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure;
malignant; as, a virulent invective.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virulent
adj 1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom;
"venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn:
{deadly}, {venomous}, {virulent}]
2: infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant:
{avirulent}]
3: 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"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
{acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering},
{caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {virulent},
{vitriolic}]
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