vehemens (the proper word; opposed to lenis, placidus: PROP., of persons, then also of things): gravis (that strongly affects the sense or feelings; e.g., morbus; odor; verbum; adversarius): magnus (great): acer (sharp). (The words are found in this connection and order.) acer et vehemens: vehemens aceique (opposed to placidus mollisque): acerbus (that occasions pain): concitatus: incitatus: intentus (in haste): rapidus (rapid, in haste): violentus (that acts forcibly): atrox (that causes fear or terror): ardens: flagrans (burning; of fervor and passion): iracundus (irritable): impotens (unable to restrain himself; also of things: homo, rabies, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ferox impotensque: ferox et impotens: importunus (rough, wild, harsh, etc.; tyrannus, libidines, etc.). To put one’s self into a more violent passion, in impotentiorem rabiem accensum esse (Liv.): violent rain, imber magnus or maximus: a violent wind, ventus vehemens or magnus: violent desire, cupiditas magna or acris, ardens or flagrans: a man of violent disposition, vir or homo vehementis, or violenti ingenii; homo iracundus: to die a violent death, manum or mortem sibi inferre; suapte manu se interficere (to lay violent hands on one’s self; Vid: “to commit SUICIDE”); vis alicui affertur (by another): a violent interpretation, *interpretatio contorta: to give a violent interpretation to a passage, *vim adhibere alicui loco: to use violent means [Vid: “to apply VIOLENCE”]: “in a violent manner, vi; per vim.