marked by extreme force or sudden intense activity
a violent attack
said of a person: prone to using physical force and causing injury to others
excited or mentally disordered to the point of loss of self-control
The patient became violent and had to be restrained
caused by force or violence; not natural
He died a violent death
a violent denunciation
extreme or intense
She was suffering violent pains in her stomach
powerfully intense or furious
powerfully intense or furious
violently adv
[Middle English via French from Latin violentus forceful, vehement]