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Extremely dangerous, harmful or deadly

Extremely poisonous or toxic

Highly infectious or contagious

Bitterly hostile or malicious

Extreme in nature, particularly of a negative emotion

Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something

Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

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Adjective

Extremely dangerous, harmful or deadly

life-threatening

environmentally unfriendly

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“We live amidst the erosion of our values, our vanishing virtues sucked out by the swirling vortex of virulent vices.”

Adjective

Extremely poisonous or toxic

environmentally unfriendly

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“However, it can produce a virulent poison called verotoxin, which attacks organs such as the kidneys.”

Adjective

Highly infectious or contagious

“An even more virulent disease could emerge, for which we will need to be well and fully prepared.”

Adjective

Bitterly hostile or malicious

evil-intentioned

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

confrontational

extremely critical

counterproductive

uncompassionate

ill-humoured^UK

accidentally on purpose

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

dripping with malice

rubbing the wrong way

strongly worded

highly effective

unsportsmanlike

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

have chip on shoulder

have a bone to pick

spoiling for a fight

with a heart of stone

looking for trouble

ill-intentioned

out for revenge

passive-aggressive

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

self-centered^US

double-crossing

uncomplimentary

self-centred^UK

dishonouring^UK

socially impaired

undisciplinable

ill-disciplined

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“His pieces are replete with the most extravagant absurdities, virulent slander, impiety, impurities, and low buffoonery.”

Adjective

Extreme in nature, particularly of a negative emotion

“And that, evidently, was why he nursed his virulent hatred of the plutocrats and politicians whom he held responsible for obstructing the flow of creative intelligence.”

Adjective

Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse

uncomplimentary

dishonouring^UK

unfavourable^UK

scandalmongering

misrepresentative

politically incorrect

pass-remarkable

full of reproof

severely critical

high and mighty

full of contempt

high-and-mighty

as bold as brass

throwing one's weight about

putting on airs

on your high horse

too big for your boots

lacking civility

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Adjective

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

like a snake in the grass

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

hole-and-corner

crazy like a fox

under the table

snake in the grass

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

economical with the truth

hole and corner

cloak and dagger

under-the-table

behind someone's back

behind-the-scenes

cloak-and-dagger

playing politics

not straightforward

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Adjective

Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something

over-enthusiastic

insurrectionary

overenthusiastic

insurrectionist

party-political

politically aware

passive-aggressive

individualistic

party political

perfectionistic

detail oriented

undisciplinable

obstinately disobedient

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Adjective

Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unconscientious

double-crossing

gone to the dogs

against the law

beyond contempt

unsportsmanlike

good-for-nothing

off straight and narrow

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

under suspicion

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