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a. [ L. dedolens, p. pr. of dedolere to give over grieving; de- + dolere to grieve. ] Feeling no compunction; apathetic. [ R. ] Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. diversus diverse + volens, -entis, p. pr. of velle to wish. ] Desiring different things. [ Obs. ] Webster (White Devil). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F. dolent. See Dole sorrow. ] Sorrowful. [ Obs. ] Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Plaintively. See Doloroso. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. graveolens; gravis heavy + olere to smell. ] Having a rank smell. [ R. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. [ 1913 Webster ]

To waste long nights in indolent repose. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.

Syn. -- Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See Idle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an indolent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calm and serene you indolently sit. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis, pref. in- not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent to their ears . . . they forthwith make a jest at it. Pettie. [ 1913 Webster ]

If any should accuse me of being new or insolent. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. “A paltry, insolent fellow.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . .
How insolent of late he is become,
How proud, how peremptory? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious. -- Insolent, Insulting. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or triumph. Compare Impertinent, Affront, Impudence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an insolent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. malevolens, -entis; male ill + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish. See Malice, and Voluntary. ] Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a malevolent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations; as, nonviolent resistance. Opposite of violent.
Syn. -- passive, peaceful. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. achieved without bloodshed. Contrasted with bloody.
Syn. -- unbloody, bloodless. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. olens, p. pr. of olere to smell. ] Scented. [ R. ] R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., fr. L. polenta peeled barley. ] Pudding made of Indian meal; also, porridge made of chestnut meal. [ Italy ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. redolens, -entis, p. pr. of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-, re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See Odor. ] Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. “Honey redolent of spring.” Dryden. -- Red"o*lent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. Gray. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. sanguinolentus, from sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinolent. ] Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; as, sanguinolent sputa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. Hypnotic, Somnambulism, Soporific. ] Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. -- Som"no*lent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

He had no eye for such phenomena, because he had a somnolent want of interest in them. De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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[ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vinolentus, fr. vinum wine. ] Given to wine; drunken; intemperate. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. violenter. ] To urge with violence. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., from L. violentus, from vis strength, force; probably akin to Gr. &unr_; a muscle, strength. ] 1. Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

Float upon a wild and violent sea. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A violent cross wind from either coast. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bring forth more violent deeds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal. [ 1913 Webster ]

These violent delights have violent ends. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

No violent state can be perpetual. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ease would recant
Vows made in pain, as violent and void. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Violent presumption (Law), presumption of a fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such facts. --
Violent profits (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent; impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An assailant. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be violent; to act violently. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste,
And violenteth in a sense as strong
As that which causeth it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]