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virulento

virulent

adjective bee-roo-LEN-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin 'virulentus' (full of poison), from 'virus' (poison).

Usage Note

Virulento is used both in medical contexts (describing a highly aggressive pathogen: una cepa virulenta) and figuratively to describe bitter, aggressive discourse: una crítica virulenta ('a virulent attack'). It agrees in gender: virulento / virulenta. In figurative use it is stronger than duro ('harsh') or agresivo.

Examples

"El crítico hizo un ataque virulento al director."

Natural Translation

The critic made a virulent attack on the director.

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