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violous

/ˈvaɪələs/

violous adjective: violent.

Adjective

violous (comparative more violous, superlative most violous)

  1. (obsolete) violent
    • You are so violous: This I'm resolv'd, If she be a Whore once, I'll renounce her1623 (first performance), John Fletcher, William Rowley, “The Maid in the Mill”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647...

Forms of violous

comparativemore violous
superlativemost violous

Questions about violous

What does violous mean?
Violous means violent.
What part of speech is violous?
Violous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce violous?
Violous is pronounced /ˈvaɪələs/.

Words near violous in the dictionary

  1. violone
  2. violones
  3. violons
  4. violotta
  5. violottas
  6. violous
  7. viols
  8. violurate
  9. violurates
  10. violuric acid
  11. viomellein

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