noun
- the quality or state of being virulent; extreme harmfulness or malignancy
Usage: formal; often used in medical or scientific contexts
Examples
- The virulency of the new strain surprised medical researchers.
- Scientists studied the virulency of various bacterial infections.
- The virulency of his criticism shocked the audience.
- Doctors were concerned about the virulency of the outbreak.
- The virulency of the poison made immediate treatment necessary.