virulency Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
virulence.
- the virulence of the plague
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noun extreme hostility
virulence.
- the virulence of the malicious old man
WordNet
Vir"u*lence, Vir"u*len*cy noun
(Also<
- Virulence
- Virulency
)
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
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The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy. -
Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. "Refuted without satirical virulency." Barrow.The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities and sublimities of the other. I. Taylor.