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viral

Syllabification: (vi·ral)
Pronunciation: /ˈvīrəl/

Definition of viral

adjective

  • 1of the nature of, caused by, or relating to a virus or viruses.
  • 2relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another:a viral video ad the video went viral and was seen by millions

noun

  • an image, video, advertisement, etc., that is circulated rapidly on the Internet:the rise of virals in online marketing

Derivatives

virally

adverb

viral in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of viral in the British & World English dictionary