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vehement.

Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈviː.ə.mənt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɪə̯.mənt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈviː.hə.mənt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈviː.hə.mənt/General-American
  1. Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

    The man made a vehement display of contempt.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).

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