violent
Involving extreme force or motion.
Example
“A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.”
Other meanings
Involving physical conflict.
“We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.”
Likely to use physical force.
“The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.”
Antonyms
- peaceful
Word history
From Latin "violentus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “violent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.