Rugged
Rugged adjective - Marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements.
Usage example: New Hampshire's Mount Washington has some of the ruggedest weather in all of North America
Violent and rugged are semantically related in calm topic. In some cases you can use "Violent" instead an adjective "Rugged".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He gets rebuffed every time, and the latest email has the guy he's pitching to replying that the concept just isn't very interesting, compared with a rugged, at-times violent ex-cop like Adam Jensen.
Source: Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue" - In The Longest Yard rugged, badass, and violent inmate Torres (played by the wolfish Lobo Sebastian) shamelessly enjoys watching... Joy Behar's all-female talk show The View, much to the other prisoners' surprise.
Source: Real Men Wear Pink / Film
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