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vehement

[ vee-uh-muhnt ]

adjective

  1. a vehement defense;

    vehement enthusiasm.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

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  2. characterized by rancor or anger; violent:

    vehement hostility.

    Antonyms:

  3. strongly emotional; intense or passionate:

    vehement desire.

  4. marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous:

    vehement clapping.



vehement

/ ˈːɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic
  2. (of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳾱Գ, noun
  • ˈ𳾱Գٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz···Գ adjective
  • ····Գ adjective
  • ܲ···Գ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vehement1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin vehement-, stem of ŧԲ, vēmēns “violent, forceful”; of uncertain derivation
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vehement1

C15: from Latin ŧԲ ardent; related to vehere to carry
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He doubled down in the face of the South African government's vehement rebuttal and signed an executive order last Friday freezing aid.

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A vehement nonsmoker, he kept in his office a cigarette box adorned with a skull and crossbones, to demonstrate their danger.

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But online, this declaration of heroism was quickly complicated by vehement backlish.

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Magufuli was a vehement coronavirus sceptic and refused to put in place measures that the rest of the world had taken to control the spread of the virus, such as wearing face masks.

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Mars Storm Rucker as Whatsername, the girl Johnny shoots heroin with for the first time, seismically delivers the character’s emotionally vehement numbers.

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