vehemently
/ˈviəməntli/VEE-uh-muhnt-lee
/ˈviəməntli/VEE-uh-muhnt-lee
Meaningin a way that is carried away
Common meaning: in a vehement way
- vehto carry, conveyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1962 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinvehō, vēxī, vectum‘to carry, convey’
- Frenchvehement
- Englishvehement‘forceful and passionate’
- Englishformed in English from vehementvehemently‘in a vehement way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is carried away. It can be inferred from any of: vehement.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from vehement + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- vehō, vēxī, vectum Latin “to carry, convey”
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