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Virulent vs Powerful - What's the difference?

virulent | powerful |

As adjectives the difference between virulent and powerful

is that virulent is (chiefly|medicine|of a disease or disease-causing agent) highly infectious, malignant or deadly while powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

virulent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chiefly, medicine, of a disease or disease-causing agent) Highly infectious, malignant or deadly.
  • Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent , and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

    Related terms

    * virus * virulence * virulently

    See also

    * pathogenic ----

    powerful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * powerfull * powreful * powrefull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

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