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| 1. | zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm. |
| 2. | characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility. |
| 3. | strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire. |
| 4. | marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous: vehement clapping. |

ve·he·ment (vē'ə-mənt) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vehemēns, vehement-, perhaps from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] ve'he·mence, ve'he·men·cy n., ve'he·ment·ly adv. |