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