The country seemed to be returning to the virulent nationalism of its past. the virulent look on her face warned me that she was about to say something unkind
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, "discharging watery pus, purulent," borrowed from Latin vīrulentus "full of poison, venomous," from vīrus "venom, poisonous fluid" + -ulentus "having in quantity, full of" — more at virus