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Webster 1913 Edition
Vehement
Ve′he-ment
,Adj.
1.
Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty;
as, a
. vehement
wind; a vehement
torrent; a vehement
fire or heat2.
Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent; passionate;
“Vehement instigation.” as, a
. vehement
affection or passionShak.
“Vehement desire.” Milton.
Syn. – Furious; violent; raging; impetuous; passionate; ardent; eager; hot; fervid; burning.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vehement
VE'HEMENT
,Adj.
1.
Violent; acting with great force; furious; very forcible; as a vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat.2.
Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent; as a vehement affection or passion; vehement desire; vehement eloquence.Definition 2024
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See also: véhément
English
Adjective
vehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement)
- Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream wherein is Discovered, the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey; and Safe Arrival at the Desired Countrey, London: Printed for Nath[aniel] Ponder at the Peacock in the Poultrey near Cornhill, OCLC 733063856, page 79:
- Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no further.
- 2006, Scott [Bechtel] Smith, The Ruins: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 978-1-4000-4387-3, page 236:
- Amy shook her head, vehement. "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that. No—"
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Synonyms
- swith (obsolete or dialectal)
Related terms
Translations
showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense
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German
Adjective
vehement (comparative vehementer, superlative am vehementesten)
Synonyms
Declension
Positive forms of vehement
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist vehement | sie ist vehement | es ist vehement | sie sind vehement | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | vehementer | vehemente | vehementes | vehemente |
| genitive | vehementen | vehementer | vehementen | vehementer | |
| dative | vehementem | vehementer | vehementem | vehementen | |
| accusative | vehementen | vehemente | vehementes | vehemente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der vehemente | die vehemente | das vehemente | die vehementen |
| genitive | des vehementen | der vehementen | des vehementen | der vehementen | |
| dative | dem vehementen | der vehementen | dem vehementen | den vehementen | |
| accusative | den vehementen | die vehemente | das vehemente | die vehementen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein vehementer | eine vehemente | ein vehementes | (keine) vehementen |
| genitive | eines vehementen | einer vehementen | eines vehementen | (keiner) vehementen | |
| dative | einem vehementen | einer vehementen | einem vehementen | (keinen) vehementen | |
| accusative | einen vehementen | eine vehemente | ein vehementes | (keine) vehementen | |
Comparative forms of vehement
Superlative forms of vehement