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violent

Definitions

adjective

  1. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
  2. effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
  3. acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
  4. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
  5. characterized by violence or bloodshed

Examples

Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.

Avoid cruel and violent people, as they tend to take up cudgels with you on non-issues.

She slumped down in her chair and tried to absorb this violent, absurd disruption to her well-ordered life.

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gentle

Definitions

adjective

  1. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
  2. easily handled or managed
  3. quiet and soothing
  4. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
  5. having little impact
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verb

  1. stroke soothingly
  2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
  3. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Examples

But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.

“‘Now, gentlemen, standing up here before you, I feel a good deal like Pat, and maybe after I’ve spieled along for a while, I may feel so darn small that I’ll be able to crawl into a Pullman hammock with no trouble at all, at all!

Put all the fruit in a saucepan on a gentle heat and add a couple of tablespoons of caster sugar and a slug of something pleasantly alcoholic such as brandy, whisky or even sherry.

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