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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

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

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Extremely dangerous, harmful or deadly

life-threatening

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

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.”

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Extremely poisonous or toxic

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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

confrontational

extremely critical

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

accidentally on purpose

ill-humoured^UK

highly effective

dripping with malice

uncompassionate

unconscientious

beyond the pale

unfavourable^UK

beyond contempt

unsportsmanlike

under-the-table

double-crossing

unfit for human consumption

against the law

good-for-nothing

insurrectionary

tough as old boots

Mephistophelian

without law and order

dissatisfactory

stop-at-nothing

demoralizing^US

disadvantageous

unpleasant-tasting

of bad reputation

demoralising^UK

beneath contempt

in the doghouse

ill-intentioned

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

in the fast lane

lacking restraint

pleasure-seeking

gone to the dogs

ill-disciplined

off straight and narrow

socially impaired

undisciplinable

unauthorized^US

unauthorised^UK

under-the-counter

under the table

contrary to law

under the counter

in violation of law

against the rules

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

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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

evil-intentioned

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

scandalmongering

misrepresentative

disadvantageous

ill-intentioned

pass-remarkable

severely critical

full of reproof

accidentally on purpose

ill-humoured^UK

confrontational

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

near the knuckle

close to the bone

unsophisticated

full of contempt

rubbing the wrong way

on a short fuse

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Treacherous

like a snake in the grass

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

hole-and-corner

under the table

crazy like a fox

snake in the grass

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

cloak-and-dagger

economical with the truth

not straightforward

playing politics

under-the-table

behind-the-scenes

hole and corner

cloak and dagger

behind someone's back

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Black-hearted

Adjective

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

over-enthusiastic

hot under the collar

hot and bothered

fast and furious

beside yourself

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

not knowing what to do with oneself

at the end of your tether

in a cold sweat

out of one's head

out of one's skull

overenthusiastic

like one possessed

off the deep end

through the roof

off your rocker

around the bend

out of one's mind

coming on strong

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