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.
Other Word Forms
- overviolently adverb
- quasi-violently adverb
- ultraviolently adverb
- unviolently adverb
Etymology
Origin of violently
Example Sentences
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Melamine may not be the most elegant material, but I was grateful for the fact that, no matter how violently a 1-year-old dropped that plate, it would bounce and not shatter.
The Times reported that some soldiers were vomiting while others were shaking violently.
From BBC
What kind of object collided with Earth so violently?
From Science Daily
By incorporating shear-driven bubble formation into forecasting models, scientists may be able to evaluate eruption risks more accurately and understand why some volcanoes erupt violently while others release lava far more quietly.
From Science Daily
“There’s no strong case to buy aggressively, but it’s also not a clear shorting environment. Markets will remain ‘violently flat,’ with sharp moves but no real direction.”
From Barron's
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