violently
/ˈvaɪələntli/VIGH-uh-luhnt-lee
/ˈvaɪələntli/VIGH-uh-luhnt-lee
Meaningin a forceful way
Common meaning: with great force or anger
- violto treat with forceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1994 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Proto-Indo-European*gi-‘overpower, win’source
- Latinviolō‘to treat with force’
- Frenchviolent
- Englishviolent‘using force’
- Englishformed in English from violentviolently‘with great force or anger’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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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 violent + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VIOLENT, p.688 · scan
Roots
- violō Latin “to treat with force”
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