violent
IPA: vˈaɪʌɫʌnt
noun
- (obsolete) An assailant.
verb
- (transitive, archaic) To urge with violence.
adjective
- Involving extreme force or motion.
- Involving physical conflict.
- Likely to use physical force.
- Intensely vivid.
- Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
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Examples of "violent" in Sentences
- The fighter violently abused the man.
- The story is too raunchy and violent.
- Its wheels screech to a violent halt.
- Violent vituperation is quite another.
- His language is violently vituperative.
- His behavior was sometimes uncouth and violent.
- His behaviour was sometimes uncouth and violent.
- Propaganda of the deed may be violent or nonviolent.
- The febrile attack lasted an hour, and ended with a violent rigor.
- When the man agreed, Wiley found himself beholden to a violent criminal.
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