adjective

vĭŏlens

gen. vĭŏlentis

vehement; violent poetic •

impetuous, vehement, furious, violent (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose, whereas violentus is class.): Aufidus, Hor. C. 3, 30, 10: victor equus, id. Ep. 1, 10, 37; so (with ferus), Pers. 5, 171.

Perseus ID: n51022 Key: violens