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“virulent” in Latin
vīrulentuspoisonousacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, viamārulentusvery bitter, full of bitternessasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp, newly mintedmordāxbiting; snappish; tart; cutting; caustic
The English word virulent itself goes back to Latin vīrus, through vīrulentus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
virulent
PROP., virulentus (Gell.); or by circumlocution with virus.
Figuratively, acerbus: amarulentus: asper: mordax.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for virulent?
- The usual Latin words for “virulent” are vīrulentus, acerbus, amārulentus; also asper, mordāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.