vehement

 
Pronunciation: /ˈviːɪm(ə)nt/

adjective

  • showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense: her voice was low but vehement vehement criticism

Derivatives

vehemently

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (describing pain or temperature, in the sense 'intense, high in degree'): from French véhément or Latin vehement- 'impetuous, violent', perhaps from an unrecorded adjective meaning 'deprived of mind', influenced by vehere 'carry'

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The ending of vehement is -ent.