violently
Americanadverb
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in a way that involves uncontrolled or destructive force.
He struck the table violently with his clenched fist and shouted for more.
Dramatic video shows soldiers violently removing voters from polling stations.
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in an intense or extreme way.
He was violently ill after ten minutes, but soon recovered fully.
We were awoken early in the morning when the house began shaking violently.
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Violently ill, they have had to be belted into their seats.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2010
Violently averse to "The Trusts" Mr. Mitchell liked to heckle J. P. Morgan Sr. and John D. Rockefeller Sr. The latter he depicted as a sniveling psalm-singing hypocrite.
From Time Magazine Archive
I love Bjork, but there are only so many times I can hear Violently Happy in half an hour.
From Time Magazine Archive
Violently opposed to all forms of gambling, the silver-haired Judge banned W. D. Cox, owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, from baseball for life because Cox bet on his own team.
From Time Magazine Archive
Violently at first she wept, but gradually the sobs grew quieter and less frequent until at last they ceased entirely, and, worn out by fatigue, the maiden slept.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
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