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Violent

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.

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Bloody 84% connected

Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

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Bloody 84% connected

Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

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Convulsive 84% connected

Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.

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Convulsive 84% connected

Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.

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Ferocious 84% connected

Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

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Ferocious 84% connected

Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

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Fierce 84% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Fierce 84% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Furious 84% connected

Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

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Furious 84% connected

Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Lashing 84% connected

The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.

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Lashing 84% connected

The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.

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Lurid 84% connected

Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

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Lurid 84% connected

Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

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Raging 84% connected

of Rage

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Raging 84% connected

of Rage

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Rampageous 84% connected

Characterized by violence and passion; unruly; rampant.

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Rampageous 84% connected

Characterized by violence and passion; unruly; rampant.

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Ruffianly 84% connected

Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.

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Ruffianly 84% connected

Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.

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Savage 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.

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Savage 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.

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Slam-bang 84% connected

With great violence; with a slamming or banging noise.

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Slam-bang 84% connected

With great violence; with a slamming or banging noise.

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Tough 84% connected

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Tough 84% connected

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Violence 74% connected

The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.

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Violence 74% connected

The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.

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Hostile 66% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Hostile 66% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Crimson 92% connected

A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.

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Fierce 92% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Red 92% connected

. imp. & p. p. of Read.

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Tearing 92% connected

of Tear

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Vehement 92% connected

Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat.

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Wild 92% connected

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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