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Vehemently

Definition: Vehemently

Vehemently

Adverb

1. In a vehement manner; "he vehemently denied the accusations against him".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "vehemently" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

 

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Crosswords: Vehemently

English words defined with "vehemently": Furiosohammer out, hurlthrash out, throwwrathful, wroth, wrothful. (references)
Etymologies containing "vehemently": Instanter. (references)

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Modern Usage: Vehemently

DomainUsage

Tongue Twisters

Vincent vowed vengence very vehemently. (references; author: unknown)

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Commercial Usage: Vehemently

DomainTitle

Books

  • Fully Instructed and Vehemently Influenced: Catholic Preaching in Anglo-Colonial America (reference)

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Use in Literature: Vehemently

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

All that he had of feeling and affection was aroused and vehemently attracted towards this child.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

They are very bad reasoners, and vehemently given to opposition, unless when they happen to be of the right opinion, which is seldom their case.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Vehemently

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

An even stronger reactionary voice originates from labor, a group that vehemently denounces foreign participation in the bidding process. (references)

Human Rights

Israel and the occupied territories

In testimony taken during the year, numerous police officers testified that the police, including snipers, fired live ammunition into crowds of demonstrators, something police officials vehemently had denied in the period after the demonstrations. (references)

Worker Rights

China

The Government harshly criticized the Dalai Lama's political activities and leadership of a "government-in-exile." The official press continued to criticize vehemently the "Dalai clique" and repeatedly described him as a separatist who was determined to split China. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Vehemently

"Vehemently" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vehemently" is used about 231 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%23119,761

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vehemently

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

vehemently

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Modern Translations: Vehemently

Language Translations for "vehemently"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

me vrull (busily, headlong, rashly, thriftily, zestfully), me pasion (amain), me furi. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

激烈地. (various references)

   

German

  

heftig (acute, ardent, bitter, boisterous, boisterously, bold, burning, cordial, driving, ferocious, fierce, furious, hotly, impetuous, impetuously, intemperate, intense, irascible, keen, lashing, passionate, profuse, profusely, quick, raging, severe, severely, sharp, splitting, stormy, strongly, tempestuous, tempestuously, testily, uproarious, vehement, vigorous, violent, violently, volcanic, warm, wild). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βιαίωσ (amain, violent), ορμητικώσ. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szenvedélyesen (fervidly, hotly, passionately, to be on the job, to lust after a woman), indulatosan (hotly, in warm blood). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

habis-habisan (completely, totally). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

言い募る (to argue vehemently), 切り捲る (to argue vehemently, to attack and scatter). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

きりまくる (to argue vehemently, to attack and scatter), いいつのる (to argue vehemently). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

격심하게. (various references)

   

Manx

  

dy jeean (earnestly, hastily, suddenly, zealously), dy hennoil, dy helgysagh. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ehementlyvay

   

Portuguese

  

ardorosamente. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

vehement (bitterly, harangue, hot and strong, passionate, passionately, vehement, violent). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Vehemently

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

acriter, aspere, instanter, vehementer, vehementissime, vehementius. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Vehemently

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 23, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEisthkeisan de oi arciereiV kai oi grammateiV eutonwV kathgorounteV autou
Latin405VulgateStabant etiam principes sacerdotum et scribae constanter accusantes eum
Old English990West Saxonþa stodon þara sacerda ealdras hine anrædlice wregende:
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the princis of preestis and the scribis stoden, stidfastli accusynge hym.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThe hye prestes and scribes stode forthe and accused him straytly.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

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Matched Bible Translations: Vehemently

LanguageLuke Chapter 23, Verse 10
BulgarianИ запитваше "о с много думи, но Той нищо не му отговори.
CebuanoUg ang mga sacerdote nga punoan ug ang mga escriba nanagtindog sa duol, nga sa mainiton gayud nanaghimo sa ilang sumbong batok kaniya.
Chinese祭 司 長 ' 文 士 、 都 站 著 極 力 的 告 他 。
CroatianA stajahu ondje i glavari sveæenièki i pismoznanci optužujuæi ga žestoko.
DanishMen Ypperstepræsterne og de skriftkloge stode og anklagede ham heftigt.
DutchEn de overpriesters en de Schriftgeleerden stonden, en beschuldigden Hem heftiglijk.
FinnishJa ylipapit ja kirjanoppineet seisoivat siinä ja syyttivät häntä kiivaasti.
FrenchLes principaux sacrificateurs et les scribes étaient l , et l`accusaient avec violence.
GermanDie Hohenpriester aber und Schriftgelehrten standen und verklagten ihn hart.
Haitian CreoleChèf prèt yo ak dirèktè lalwa yo te la. Yo t'ap depoze anpil gwo plent kont Jezi.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariImam-imam kepala dan guru-guru agama menghadap juga di situ dan menuduh Yesus dengan keras.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka segala kepala imam dan ahli Taurat itu pun berdirilah menuduh Dia dengan kerasnya.
ItalianC'erano l anche i sommi sacerdoti e gli scribi, e lo accusavano con insistenza.
Korean대 사 장 " 과 서 기 관 " 이 서 서 힘 써 소 하 " 라
LatvianBet augstie priesteri un rakstu mâcîtâji stâvçja un uzmâcîgi Viòu apsûdzçja.
MaoriNa tu ana nga tohunga nui me nga karaipi, kaha rawa hoki ta ratou whakapa he ki a ia.
Modern GreekΙσταντο δε οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις, κατηγορουντες αυτον εντονως.
NorwegianOg yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde stod og klaget hårdt på ham.
PortugueseEstavam ali os principais sacerdotes, e os escribas, acusando-o com grande veemência.   
RumanianPreoyii cei mai de seamq wi cqrturarii stqteau acolo, wi -L pkrau cu knferbkntare.
RussianрЕТЧПУЧСЭЕООЙЛЙ ЦЕ Й ЛОЙЦОЙЛЙ УФПСМЙ Й ХУЙМШОП П'ЧЙОСМЙ еЗП.
ShuarNuisha Israer-patri uuntrisha, tura Israer-shuara jintinniurisha yajauchiiti tusar charaatum awajiarmiayi.
SpanishEstaban allí los principales sacerdotes y los escribas, acusándole con vehemencia.
SwahiliMakuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria wakajitokeza mbele, wakatoa mashtaka yao kwa nguvu sana.
SwedishOch översteprästerna och de skriftlärde stodo där och anklagade honom häftigt.
Thaiฝ่ายพวกปุโรหิตใหญ่และพวกธรรมาจารย์ก็ยืนขึ้นฟ้องพระองค์แข็งแรงมาก
UkrainianІ стояли тут первосвященики й книжники, та завзято Його оскаржали.
UmaImam pangkeni pai' guru agama ria wo'o-ra hi ree, karapo' -damo lolita-ra mpopakilu Yesus hi Herodes.

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Misspellings: Vehemently

Misspellings

"Vehemently" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: vehemantly, vehementaly, vehemntly, vehimently, vehmently, vhemently. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Vehemently"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "vehemently" (pronounced vē"umuntlē or vuhē"muntlē)
7-u m u n t l ēadamantly.
5-u n t l ēabundantly, accidently, apparently, ardently, arrogantly, blatantly, brilliantly, coherently, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, currently, decently, defiantly, differently, diligently, efficiently, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, excellently, extravagantly, exultantly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, fluently, fraudulently, frequently, hesitantly, imminently, impatiently, importantly, imprudently, inadvertently, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, independently, indignantly, inefficiently, infrequently, inherently, innocently, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intermittently, leniently, magnificently, militantly, negligently, obediently, patently, patiently, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, predominantly, presently, prominently, prudently, pungently, recently, reluctantly, reverently, significantly, silently, stridently, stringently, subsequently, sufficiently, transparently, triumphantly, unpleasantly, urgently, valiantly, violently, virulently.
4-n t l ēbluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly.
3-t l ēabruptly, absolutely, accurately, acutely, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, appropriately, approximately, aptly, astutely, brightly, commensurately, compassionately, completely, concretely, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, curtly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, difficultly, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, elaborately, exactly, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, firstly, flatly, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imperfectly, implicitly, inaccurately, inadequately, inappropriately, incorrectly, indefinitely, indirectly, indiscriminately, ineptly, infinitely, innately, inordinately, intimately, intricately, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, lightly, manifestly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, nightly, overtly, partly, passionately, perfectly, politely, portly, priestly, privately, promptly, proportionately, quietly, raptly, remotely, resolutely, rightly, robustly, secretly, separately, shortly, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, succinctly, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unsightly, vastly, Whitely.
6-m u n t l ēadamantly.
5-u n t l ēabundantly, accidently, apparently, ardently, arrogantly, blatantly, brilliantly, coherently, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, currently, decently, defiantly, differently, diligently, efficiently, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, excellently, extravagantly, exultantly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, fluently, fraudulently, frequently, hesitantly, imminently, impatiently, importantly, imprudently, inadvertently, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, independently, indignantly, inefficiently, infrequently, inherently, innocently, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intermittently, leniently, magnificently, militantly, negligently, obediently, patently, patiently, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, predominantly, presently, prominently, prudently, pungently, recently, reluctantly, reverently, significantly, silently, stridently, stringently, subsequently, sufficiently, transparently, triumphantly, unpleasantly, urgently, valiantly, violently, virulently.
4-n t l ēbluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly.
3-t l ēabruptly, absolutely, accurately, acutely, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, appropriately, approximately, aptly, astutely, brightly, commensurately, compassionately, completely, concretely, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, curtly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, difficultly, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, elaborately, exactly, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, firstly, flatly, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imperfectly, implicitly, inaccurately, inadequately, inappropriately, incorrectly, indefinitely, indirectly, indiscriminately, ineptly, infinitely, innately, inordinately, intimately, intricately, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, lightly, manifestly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, nightly, overtly, partly, passionately, perfectly, politely, portly, priestly, privately, promptly, proportionately, quietly, raptly, remotely, resolutely, rightly, robustly, secretly, separately, shortly, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, succinctly, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unsightly, vastly, Whitely.

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Anagrams: Vehemently

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-e-h-l-m-n-t-v-y"

-1 letter: methylene.

-2 letters: eleventh, ethylene, vehement.

-3 letters: element, telemen.

-4 letters: eleven, ethene, ethyne, evenly, eyelet, helmet, meetly, methyl.

-5 letters: enemy, ethyl, event, helve, hymen, lethe, levee, melee, teeny, theme, thyme, yente.

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Alternative Orthography: Vehemently


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 65 68 65 6D 65 6E 74 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01100101 01101000 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#101 &#104 &#101 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0065 0068 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

56717471797180867891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Translations: Ancient
11. Bible Trace
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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