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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

violence-ridden en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin violēns /violentus Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence English -ridden English violence-ridden From violence + -ridden.

Meanings

  1. Dominated or plagued by violence.
    • Troops were deployed in the violence-ridden province to re-establish law and order.

Forms

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most violence-ridden Degree=Sup lexicographic
more violence-ridden Degree=Cmp lexicographic