Syn. — Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent; impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.
VIOLENT
Vi"o*lent, n.
Defn: An assailant. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
VIOLENT
Vi"o*lent, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. violenter.]
Defn: To urge with violence. [Obs.] Fuller.
VIOLENT
Vi"o*lent, v. i.
Defn: To be violent; to act violently. [Obs.] The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste, An violenteth in a sense as strong As that which causeth it. Shak.
VIOLENTLY
Vi"o*lent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a violent manner.
VIOLESCENT
Vi`o*les"cent, a. Etym: [L. viola a violet.]