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ultra-violent

ul·tra-vi·o·lent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-truh vahy-uh-luh nt]
    • /ˈʌl trə ˈvaɪ ə lənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-truh vahy-uh-luh nt]
    • /ˈʌl trə ˈvaɪ ə lənt/

Definitions of ultra-violent word

  • adjective ultra-violent acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake. 1
  • adjective ultra-violent caused by injurious or destructive force: a violent death. 1
  • adjective ultra-violent intense in force, effect, etc.; severe; extreme: violent pain; violent cold. 1
  • adjective ultra-violent roughly or immoderately vehement or ardent: violent passions. 1
  • adjective ultra-violent furious in impetuosity, energy, etc.: violent haste. 1
  • adjective ultra-violent of, relating to, or constituting a distortion of meaning or fact. 1
See all 6 definitions of ultra-violent

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Origin of ultra-violent

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin violentus, equivalent to vi-, shortening (before a vowel) of base of vīs force, violence + -olentus, variant (after a vowel) of -ulentus -ulent

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Parts of speech for Ultra-violent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ultra-violent

ultra-violent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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