{ } n. [ Cf. F. virulence, L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench. ] 1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. “Refuted without satirical virulency.” Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities and sublimities of the other. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]