adv

violently

VEYE-luhnt-lee

adv

In a way that involves physical force or intense action.

"The car crashed violently into the barrier."

To an extreme or intense degree.

"She violently disagreed with the decision."

How to Use Violently

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWith force or intensity — either physically, or emotionally as in "violently disagree."

more violently comparative, most violently superlative

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The car crashed _____ into the barrier.

From violent + the adverb suffix -ly.

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