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Violent

adjective

Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity. "A violent person" , "Violent feelings" , "A violent rage" , "Felt a violent dislike" Antonym: nonviolent.

Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes.

(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud. Synonym: wild. "Her dress was a violent red" , "A violent noise" , "Wild colors" , "Wild shouts"

Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid. Synonyms: fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement. "In a tearing rage" , "Vehement dislike" , "Violent passions"

Characterized by violence or bloodshed. Synonyms: crimson, red. "Fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing" , "Convulsed with red rage"

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"Violent" Quotes from Famous Books

... was violent. A momentary wildness, such as I had formerly witnessed, flashed in her eyes; she started from her seat, griped my hand, then bursting into tears exclaimed—'Oh Mr. Trevor!' and dropped ...

— The Adventures of Hugh Trevor • Thomas Holcroft

... latter spot. I found Belle seated by a fire, over which her kettle was suspended. During my absence she had prepared herself a kind of tent, consisting of large hoops covered over with tarpaulins, quite impenetrable to rain, however violent. 'I am glad you are returned,' said she, as soon as she perceived me; 'I began to be anxious about you. Did you ...

— Lavengro - The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest • George Borrow

... and gave me such a violent jerk that I nearly rolled over. I looked round. At the edge of the wood a hare had just come into view, with one ear bent down and the other one sharply pricked, The blood rushed to my head, and I forgot everything else as I shouted, slipped the dog, and rushed ...

— Childhood • Leo Tolstoy

... to the child, in case he turns violent; but I don't think he will—I don't think ...

— Quicksilver - The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel • George Manville Fenn

... sleeping mother, she quickly left the room, closing the door carefully behind her. With a palpitating heart she leaned over the balustrade; was it a false alarm, after all? The next instant there was a violent pull at the bell, as startling in the dead of the night as some supernatural summons. Before Ruth could hurry down, Nora, looking greatly bewildered, came out of her room and rushed to the door. In a trice she was ...

— Other Things Being Equal • Emma Wolf

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