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- [vahy-uh-luh nt]
- /ˈvaɪ ə lənt/
- /ˈvaɪələntli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-uh-luh nt]
- /ˈvaɪ ə lənt/
Definitions of violently word
- adjective violently acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake. 1
- adjective violently caused by injurious or destructive force: a violent death. 1
- adjective violently intense in force, effect, etc.; severe; extreme: violent pain; violent cold. 1
- adjective violently roughly or immoderately vehement or ardent: violent passions. 1
- adjective violently furious in impetuosity, energy, etc.: violent haste. 1
- adjective violently of, relating to, or constituting a distortion of meaning or fact. 1
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Origin of violently
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin violentus, equivalent to vi-, shortening (before a vowel) of base of vīs force, violence + -olentus, variant (after a vowel) of -ulentus -ulent
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Parts of speech for Violently
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
violently popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for violently
adj violently
- absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- deliriously — Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
- dementedly — crazy; insane; mad.
- devotedly — zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection: a devoted friend.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
adv violently
- actively — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- amuck — amok
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- avidly — showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic. Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
adverb violently
- abusively — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- aggressively — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- extremely — To a very great degree ; very.
- gustily — blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms.
adjective violently
- frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
- nonsensically — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- rabidly — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
Antonyms for violently
adv violently
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
- alternatively — You use alternatively to introduce a suggestion or to mention something different to what has just been stated.
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- blandly — If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way.
adverb violently
- mollifyingly — So as to mollify.
- nonviolently — In a nonviolent manner.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
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