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violently

adverbattested in dialogue

  • //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli//

In a violent manner.

adverb

  1. 1

    In a violent manner.

  2. 2

    To an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely.

    I found myself violently disagreeing with him.

    Arthur started to choke violently on his drink.

    Those who believe in the blackpill tend to adopt violently misogynistic beliefs about the nature of women, particularly with regard to their sexual behaviour.

Etymology

From Middle English violently; equivalent to violent + -ly.

Forms

comparative
more violently
superlative
most violently
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