virulent
adjective
actively poisonous; intensely noxious.
virulently
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a word derived from
virulent.
Example Sentences
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But competition is pretty great among U.S. tech firms and, even more virulently, between U.S. firms and Chinese ones.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Michael Kantor, executive producer for the American Masters series, says Fauci is a figure who has been central to American life for decades and deserves an examination, even if some virulently oppose him.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The saga has turned into one of mutual dislike, with Mossman saying local activists perpetuate virulently anti-mine “conspiracy theories” and bog him down with bureaucracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
After analyzing 114,000 tweets related to Harry and Meghan, Bot Sentinel identified 83 accounts that it alleges were behind 70 percent of the more virulently anti-Sussex tweets.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
A pretty congress, and like all congresses it talks as abundantly and as virulently as any young novelist.
From A Novelist on Novels by Walter Lionel George
