Violent
11violent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) using or involving violence. 2) very intense, forceful, or powerful. DERIVATIVES violently adverb. ORIGIN Latin, vehement, violent …
12Violent — Vi o*lent, n. An assailant. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …
13Violent — Vi o*lent, v. t. [Cf. F. violenter.] To urge with violence. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] …
14Violent — (v. lat.), heftig, gewaltsam …
15Violént — (lat.), gewaltsam; Violenz, Gewaltsamkeit …
16Violént — (lat.), gewaltsam, heftig; Violénz, Gewaltsamkeit, Ungestüm …
17Violent — Violent, lat. deutsch, gewaltsam, heftig; Violenz, Gewaltthätigkeit …
18violent — фр. [виола/н] violente ит. [виоле/нтэ] con violenza [кон виоле/нца] буйно, неистово …
19violent — (adj.) mid 14c.; see VIOLENCE (Cf. violence). In Middle English the word also was applied in reference to heat, sunlight, smoke, etc., with the sense having some quality so strongly as to produce a powerful effect. Related: Violently …
20violent — *intense, vehement, fierce, exquisite Analogous words: *powerful, potent, forceful, forcible: *excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, extravagant …