vigorously

English

Alternative forms

• vigourously

Etymology

vigorous +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/

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Adverb

vigorously (comparative more vigorously, superlative most vigorously)

1. With intense energy, force or vigor

   The lawyer vigorously defended her client.

   He knocked vigorously on the door.

   • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 706:

     The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres.

Synonyms

• energetically
• forcefully
• powerfully

Translations

with intense energy

• Bulgarian: силно (bg) (silno), мощно (bg) (moštno)
• Catalan: vigorosament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 起勁／起劲 (zh) (qǐjìng)

• Dutch: vinnig (nl), krachtig (nl)
• Esperanto: vigle
• French: vigoureusement (fr)
• German: kräftig (de), ordentlich (de), heftig (de), tüchtig (de), stark (de), gründlich (de), intensiv (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: εὐτόνως (eutónōs)

• Italian: vigorosamente (it)
• Japanese: 精力的に (せいりょくてきに, seiryokuteki ni)
• Korean: 활발하게 (hwalbalhage)
• Latin: vivaciter
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: виян (vijan)

• Portuguese: vigorosamente (pt)
• Russian: энерги́чно (ru) (energíčno)
• Spanish: vigorosamente (es)
• Ukrainian: енергійно (enerhijno), активно (uk) (aktyvno)