hypervirulent

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adjective

Extremely virulent.

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Meanings

adjectivehypervirulent (comparative more hypervirulent, superlative most hypervirulent)

comparative more hypervirulent · superlative most hypervirulent

  1. Extremely virulent.

    “But in the past few years the bugs have become hypervirulent, more severe and now it’s a global threat.”

    2009 April 14, Tara Parker-Pope, “Stomach Bug Crystallizes an Antibiotic Threat”, in New York Times

Origin

From hyper- + virulent.

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APA

hypervirulent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypervirulent

MLA

“hypervirulent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypervirulent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypervirulent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypervirulent.

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