Definitions for violent

violent vi·o·lent

Spelling: [vahy-uh-luh nt]
IPA: /ˈvaɪ ə lənt/

Violent is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 196 anagrams from letters in violent (eilnotv).

Definitions for violent

adjective

  1. acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
  2. caused by injurious or destructive force:
  3. intense in force, effect, etc.; severe; extreme:
  4. roughly or immoderately vehement or ardent:
  5. furious in impetuosity, energy, etc.:
  6. of, relating to, or constituting a distortion of meaning or fact.

Origin of violent

1300-50; Middle English Latin violentus, equivalent to vi-, shortening (before a vowel) of base of vīs force, violence + -olentus, variant (after a vowel) of -ulentus -u

Examples for violent

You are your mother's girl, think what you will; and have violent spirits to contend with.

On and offline, offenses ranged from awful Tinder messages to violent threats on Twitter to street stalking.

Forget those silly “games played with the ball”; they are far “too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”

And, also, the violent version is, I think a little bit too much for a comedy.

But, what roused him in violent resentment only appealed to Sidney's curiosity.

What saved the two of them was the violent temper of the man.

He was as wicked as most of the race, fierce, violent, and voluptuous.

Along with this violent growth, Boko Haram has increasingly targeted women.

While violent offenses are dramatically down in Bed Stuy, pockets of violence persist here.

Many replies were made to Mr. Gladstone's pamphlet that were violent and abusive.

Word Value for violent
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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