Violent - Definition
violent
adj 1: acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or
energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a
violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage";
"felt a violent dislike" [ant: nonviolent]
2: effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a
violent death"
3: (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent
clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent
noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" [syn: violent, wild]
4: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;
inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a
tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn:
fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy]
5: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson
deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's
crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson
Strode [syn: crimson, red, violent]