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violently
[ vahy-uh-luhnt-lee, vahy-luhnt- ]
adverb
- 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.
- 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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Other Words From
- o·ver·vi·o·lent·ly adverb
- qua·si-vi·o·lent·ly adverb
- ul·tra·vi·o·lent·ly adverb
- un·vi·o·lent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of violently1
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Example Sentences
This is what’s fueled the demonstrations, from the peaceful to the violent.
“Don’t argue with a customer if they make threats or become violent,” the guidance warns.
As a result, flushing from urinals produces a “more violent climbing tendency,” the researchers said, adding it’s something they had noticed outside of their research.
The government either claims that misinformation circulating on social media and WhatsApp is likely to cause violence, or that an ongoing violent situation can only be brought under control by closing down communications.
Initially, there were no signs of a violent police response.
The website Murder Inna Dancehall catalogs 207 dancehall songs with violently anti-gay lyrics.
The three basic ways for prisoners to die are old age, disease or violently.
Did Michael Brown have a motive to violently attack the officer?
The seas are calm, no waves violently knocking the hull, as they inevitably will during long stretches of the race.
And so it is with admiration and understanding that we are still violently furious over the pairing of Joey and Rachel.
Her heart fluttered violently with fear as she saw that he stepped out after her, and walked by her side toward the house.
Hilda and Edwin rushed fleeing into the street, violently urged by a common impulse.
I sprang forward to leap after her, but hands grasped me and flung me back so violently that I fell down on the platform.
While endeavoring to regain their feet, some were violently thrown upon the wooden platform.
He went whistling along, therefore, until his steps were suddenly and violently arrested.
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