Difference between Virulent and Deadly

What is the difference between Virulent and Deadly?

Virulent as an adjective is of a disease or disease-causing agent, highly infectious, malignant, or deadly. while Deadly as an adjective is lethal

Virulent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a disease or disease-causing agent, highly infectious, malignant, or deadly. Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.

Deadly

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: lethalvery accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.)very boringexcellent, awesome, cool

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Fatally, mortally.In a way which suggests death.

Example sentence: The most deadly fruit is borne by the hatred which one grafts on an extinguished friendship.

We hope you now know whether to use Virulent or Deadly in your sentence.

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