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: {wild}]

4: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;

fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement

dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: {fierce}, {tearing}, {vehement}]

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}]