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violently

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vi·o·lent  (v-lnt)
adj.
1. Marked by, acting with, or resulting from great force: a violent attack.
2. Having or showing great emotional force: violent dislike.
3. Marked by intensity; extreme: violent pain; a violent squall. See Synonyms at intense.
4. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes: a violent death.
5. Tending to distort or injure meaning, phrasing, or intent.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin violentus, from vs, vi-, force; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

vio·lent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.violentlyviolently - in a violent manner; "they attacked violently"
nonviolently - without violence; "the government was overthrown nonviolently, but the dictator was killed"
Translations
violently [ˈvaɪələntlɪ] adv (= severely) [ill, angry] → muy
violently [ˈvaɪələntlɪ] advviolemment; [ill, angry] → terriblement
violently [ˈvaɪələntlɪ] violent advheftig; [ill] → schwer; [angry] → äußerst
violently [ˈvaɪələntlɪ] advviolentemente; [ill, angry] → terribilmente


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