violently

English

Etymology

From Middle English violently; equivalent to violent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/
  • Hyphenation: vi‧o‧lent‧ly
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

violently (comparative more violently, superlative most violently)

  1. In a violent manner.
  2. To an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely.
    I found myself violently disagreeing with him.
    • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 112:
      Arthur started to choke violently on his drink.
    • 2023 January, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue[1], page 5:
      Those who believe in the blackpill tend to adopt violently misogynistic beliefs about the nature of women, particularly with regard to their sexual behaviour.

Translations

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From violent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌviːɔlˈɛntliː/, /ˌviːəlˈɛntliː/, /viəlˈɛntliː/, /ˈviːəlɛntliː/, /-liːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

violently

  1. Violently, in a violent or harmful way.
  2. In a religiously dangerous or harmful way.
  3. In a powerful, effective, or mighty way:
  4. In a way causing great damage, injury, or harm.
  5. In a forceful way; in a way showing intense feelings.
  6. In an abrupt or warningless way.

Descendants

  • English: violently

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