virulent
adjective/ˈvɪrjələnt/
Frequency rank: #14,689 most common English word
Meaning
Extremely severe or harmful; strongly infectious or poisonous.
Example sentence
The scientists warned that the new strain of flu was extremely virulent and could spread rapidly across the globe.
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