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Crabbed vs Violent - What's the difference?

crabbed | violent | Related terms |

Crabbed is a related term of violent.


As adjectives the difference between crabbed and violent

is that crabbed is bad-tempered or cantankerous while violent is involving extreme force or motion.

As verbs the difference between crabbed and violent

is that crabbed is (crab) while violent is (archaic) to urge with violence.

As a noun violent is

(obsolete) an assailant.

crabbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
  • Cramped, bent.
  • * 1800(?) Robert Southey, Winter
    • A wrinkled crabbed man they picture thee,
    Old Winter, with a rugged beard as grey
    As the long moss upon the apple-tree;
  • (of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.

    • Derived terms

    * crabbedly * crabbedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crab)

    • violent

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Involving extreme force or motion.
    • A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
  • Involving physical conflict.
    • We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
  • Likely to use physical force.
    • The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
  • Intensely vivid.
    • The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
  • (obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
  • * Shakespeare
    • These violent delights have violent ends.
  • * T. Burnet
    • No violent state can be perpetual.
  • * Milton
    • Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.

    Antonyms

    * peaceful

    Related terms

    * violence

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To urge with violence.
    • (Fuller)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An assailant.
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