virulently
/ˈvɪɹələntli/VIH-ruh-luhnt-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈvɪɹələntli/VIH-ruh-luhnt-lee
Meaningin a virulent way
Common meaning: fiercely, poisonously
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- virslime; venomLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1997 · scan
- ulentadjective ending: full of
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinvīrus, -ī‘slime’
- Frenchvirulent
- Englishvirulent‘severe and harmful’
- Englishformed in English from virulentvirulently‘fiercely, poisonously’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from virulent + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VIRULENT, p.688 · scan
Roots
- vīrus, -ī Latin “slime; venom”
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