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   vehement

   /ˈviːɪm(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense: "her voice was low but vehement"

   Word Origin late Middle English (describing pain or temperature, in the sense ‘intense, high in degree’): from French véhément or Latin vehement- ‘impetuous, violent’, perhaps from an unrecorded adjective meaning ‘deprived of mind’, influenced by vehere ‘carry’.

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   VEHEMENT definition: 1. expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy or force: 2. expressing…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of VEHEMENT is marked by forceful energy : powerful. How to use vehement in a sentence.

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   Vehement definition: zealous; ardent; impassioned. See examples of VEHEMENT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVEHEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person or their actions or comments are vehement, the person has very strong feelings or opinions and expresses them forcefully. He suddenly became very vehement and agitated, jumping around and shouting.

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   You can use the adjective vehement to describe an extremely strong, powerful, or intense emotion or force. The teenager argued for a much later curfew in a vehement speech to her parents; her parents responded with an equally vehement “No way!”.

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   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] ˈvehemence, ˈvehemency n. ˈvehemently adv.

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   Definition of vehement adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    VEHEMENT definition: showing strong, often negative, feelings about something: . Learn more.

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    vehement meaning, definition, what is vehement: showing very strong feelings or opinions...: Learn more.