ultra-violent
adjective
(alsoultraviolent)uk /ˌʌl.trəˈvaɪə.lənt/ us /ˌʌl.trəˈvaɪə.lənt/
showing or involving the use of extreme force to hurt or kill people:
This is what happens when children stay up all night playing ultra-violent video games.
The novel concerns the ultra-violent adventures of a young drug addict on the streets of Glasgow.
Related word
ultra-violence
The film is an ultra-violent thriller about a serial killer.
I have never been a fan of ultraviolent police dramas.
She enjoys listening to ultra-violent gangsta rap music.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Violent or aggressive
abusively
aggressive
aggressively
aggressiveness
aggro
ferociously
ferocity
fierce
fierceness
fighting words
outrage
proactive aggression
pugnacious
pugnaciously
pugnacity
vicious
viciously
viciousness
violence
warlike
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