1. 恶毒的;狠毒的;充满敌意的
Virulent feelings or actions are extremely bitter and hostile.
1. infectious
having the ability to cause disease
2. harsh or corrosive in tone
e.g. 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
Synonym: acerbacerbicacidacridbitterblisteringcausticsulfuroussulphurousvitriolic
3. extremely poisonous or injurious
producing venom
e.g. venomous snakes
a virulent insect bite