violent
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,883 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,540 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity a violent attacka violent person
- effected by force or injury rather than natural causes a violent death
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud also: wild a violent clash of colorsher dress was a violent red
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid also: fierce, tearing, vehement, trigger-happy fierce loyaltyin a tearing rage
- characterized by violence or bloodshed also: crimson, red writes of crimson deeds and barbaric daysfann'd by Conquest's crimson wing
violent in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Sudden and violent twitching of the eyes.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Some violent emotion seemed to be mastering him.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Then he closed his eyes again, and a violent attack of fever came on.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Oh, I pray for them: The violent thunder is adored by those Are pasht in pieces by it.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1