Vehemently

Definition: Vehemently

Vehemently

Adverb

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

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

Crosswords: Vehemently

English words defined with "vehemently": Furioso ♦ hammer out, hurl ♦ thrash out, throw ♦ wrathful, wroth, wrothful. (references)

Etymologies containing "vehemently": Instanter. (references)

Domain	Usage
Tongue Twisters	Vincent vowed vengence very vehemently. (references; author: unknown)
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Domain	Title
Books	Fully Instructed and Vehemently Influenced: Catholic Preaching in Anglo-Colonial America (reference) (more book examples)
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Title	Author	Quote
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.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
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.

"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 Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	231	19,761

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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.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	acriter, aspere, instanter, vehementer, vehementissime, vehementius. (various references)
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Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 23, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Eisthkeisan de oi arciereiV kai oi grammateiV eutonwV kathgorounteV autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Stabant etiam principes sacerdotum et scribae constanter accusantes eum
Old English	990	West Saxon	þa stodon þara sacerda ealdras hine anrædlice wregende:
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And the princis of preestis and the scribis stoden, stidfastli accusynge hym.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	The hye prestes and scribes stode forthe and accused him straytly.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.
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Language	Luke Chapter 23, Verse 10
Bulgarian	И запитваше �"о с много думи, но Той нищо не му отговори.
Cebuano	Ug 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。
Croatian	A stajahu ondje i glavari sveæenièki i pismoznanci optužujuæi ga žestoko.
Danish	Men Ypperstepræsterne og de skriftkloge stode og anklagede ham heftigt.
Dutch	En de overpriesters en de Schriftgeleerden stonden, en beschuldigden Hem heftiglijk.
Finnish	Ja ylipapit ja kirjanoppineet seisoivat siinä ja syyttivät häntä kiivaasti.
French	Les principaux sacrificateurs et les scribes étaient l� , et l`accusaient avec violence.
German	Die Hohenpriester aber und Schriftgelehrten standen und verklagten ihn hart.
Haitian Creole	Chèf prèt yo ak dirèktè lalwa yo te la. Yo t'ap depoze anpil gwo plent kont Jezi.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Imam-imam kepala dan guru-guru agama menghadap juga di situ dan menuduh Yesus dengan keras.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka segala kepala imam dan ahli Taurat itu pun berdirilah menuduh Dia dengan kerasnya.
Italian	C'erano l� anche i sommi sacerdoti e gli scribi, e lo accusavano con insistenza.
Korean	대 � � 사 장 �"� 과 서 기 관 �"� 이 서 서 힘 써 � 소 하 �" 라
Latvian	Bet augstie priesteri un rakstu mâcîtâji stâvçja un uzmâcîgi Viòu apsûdzçja.
Maori	Na tu ana nga tohunga nui me nga karaipi, kaha rawa hoki ta ratou whakapa he ki a ia.
Modern Greek	Ισταντο δε οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις, κατηγορουντες αυτον εντονως.
Norwegian	Og yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde stod og klaget hårdt på ham.
Portuguese	Estavam ali os principais sacerdotes, e os escribas, acusando-o com grande veemência.
Rumanian	Preoyii cei mai de seamq wi cqrturarii stqteau acolo, wi -L pkrau cu knferbkntare.
Russian	рЕТЧПУЧСЭЕООЙЛЙ ЦЕ Й ЛОЙЦОЙЛЙ УФПСМЙ Й ХУЙМШОП П�'ЧЙОСМЙ еЗП.
Shuar	Nuisha Israer-patri uuntrisha, tura Israer-shuara jintinniurisha yajauchiiti tusar charaatum awajiarmiayi.
Spanish	Estaban allí los principales sacerdotes y los escribas, acusándole con vehemencia.
Swahili	Makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria wakajitokeza mbele, wakatoa mashtaka yao kwa nguvu sana.
Swedish	Och översteprästerna och de skriftlärde stodo där och anklagade honom häftigt.
Thai	ฝ่ายพวกปุโรหิตใหญ่และพวกธรรมาจารย์ก็ยืนขึ้นฟ้องพระองค์แข็งแรงมาก
Ukrainian	І стояли тут первосвященики й книжники, та завзято Його оскаржали.
Uma	Imam pangkeni pai' guru agama ria wo'o-ra hi ree, karapo' -damo lolita-ra mpopakilu Yesus hi Herodes.
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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).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "vehemently" (pronounced vē"umuntlē or vuhē"muntlē)
7	-u m u n t l ē	adamantly.
5	-u n t l ē	abundantly, 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 ē	bluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly.
3	-t l ē	abruptly, 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 ē	adamantly.
5	-u n t l ē	abundantly, 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 ē	bluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly.
3	-t l ē	abruptly, 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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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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