vehement
Use Vehement in a sentence
ə adjective
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.
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin vehement-, stem of vehemēns, vēmēns violent, forceful (of uncertain derivation)
1475–85; < Latin vehement-, stem of vehemēns, vēmēns violent, forceful (of uncertain derivation)
Related forms
ve·he·ment·ly, adverb
non·ve·he·ment, adjective
non·ve·he·ment·ly, adverb
o·ver·ve·he·ment, adjective
o·ver·ve·he·ment·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. earnest, fervent, fervid. 2. burning, fiery.
1. earnest, fervent, fervid. 2. burning, fiery.
Antonyms
1, 2. dispassionate.
1, 2. dispassionate.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic |
| 2. | (of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious |
| [C15: from Latin vehemēns ardent; related to vehere to carry] | |
| 'vehemence | |
| —n | |
| 'vehemently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
vehement
late 15c., from M.Fr. vehement "impetuous, ardent," from L. vehementem (nom. vehemens) "impetuous, carried away," perhaps from a lost present middle participle of vehere "to carry" (see vehicle). The other theory is that it represents 'vehe- "lacking, wanting" + mens
"mind." Related: Vehemently.
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Example sentences
We denounced violent crackdown, slowly and reluctantly at first, but becoming more vehement as things went.
While this prejudice was not systematic, it was at times vehement and occasionally violent.
Some letters include vehement protests against any reduction in the sentence imposed by judge or jury.
Most of the vehement deniers are immune to listening to evidence and really looking at what's out there.
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