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)

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.

Translations

in a violent manner

• Arabic: بِعُنْف (bi-ʕunf)

  Egyptian Arabic: بعنف (beʕunf)

• Catalan: violentament
• Dutch: gewelddadig (nl)
• French: violemment (fr)
• Galician: violentamente
• German: gewalttätig (de)
• Hungarian: erőszakosan (hu)
• Ido: violentoze (io)
• Italian: violentamente
• Middle English: violently
• Portuguese: violentamente (pt)
• Romanian: violent (ro), cu violență
• Sanskrit: रभसा (sa) (rabhasā)
• Spanish: violentamente (es)

Anagrams

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• violenleche, violentlich, violentliche, violentli, violentely, vyolently, vyolentlye

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

References

• “vī̆olentlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-31.