[vi.o.lent] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L violentus; akin to L vis strength--more at vim] (14c) 1: marked by extreme force or sudden intense activity "a ~ attack"
2. a: notably furious or vehement "a ~ denunciation" b: extreme, intense "~ pain" "~ colors"
3: caused by force: not natural "a ~ death"
4. a: emotionally agitated to the point of loss of self-control "a mental patient becoming ~" b: prone to commit acts of violence "~ prison inmates" -- vi.o.lent.ly adv