superviolent

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ violent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

superviolent (comparative more superviolent, superlative most superviolent)

  1. Especially violent.
    • 2007 February 15, A. O. Scott, “Whimsy, Pessimism and ‘Lady Chatterley’ in Berlin”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 November 2024:
      Park Chan-Wook, the critically beloved author of superviolent spectacles like “Oldboy” and “Lady Vengeance,” arrived here with a movie called “I’m a Cyborg, but That’s O.K..”