violently
English
Etymology
From Middle English violently; equivalent to violent + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/
- Hyphenation: vi‧o‧lent‧ly
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Adverb
violently (comparative more violently, superlative most violently)
- In a violent manner.
- 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
in a violent manner
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Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌviːɔlˈɛntliː/, /ˌviːəlˈɛntliː/, /viəlˈɛntliː/, /ˈviːəlɛntliː/, /-liːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
violently
- Violently, in a violent or harmful way.
- In a religiously dangerous or harmful way.
- In a powerful, effective, or mighty way:
- In a way causing great damage, injury, or harm.
- In a forceful way; in a way showing intense feelings.
- In an abrupt or warningless way.
Descendants
- English: violently
References
- “vī̆olentlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 May 2019.