Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a violent manner.

    gewalttätig

    in a violent manner

  2. To an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely.

    I found myself violently disagreeing with him.

Examples

73 sentences
  1. I felt my heart beat violently.

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  2. Tom violently kicked the garbage can.

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  3. Tom pounded the table violently with his fists.

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  4. I felt my heart beating violently.

    ruЯ почувствовал, что мое сердце бьется неистово.

    deIch fühlte mein Herz heftig schlagen.

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  5. I violently flinched at the bang.

    deIch zuckte bei dem Knall heftig zusammen.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
in a violent manner:

Origin

From Middle English violently; equivalent to violent + -ly.

From Middle English violently; equivalent to violent + -ly.

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Forms

more violently, most violently
Comparativemore violently Lesson
Superlativemost violently

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedviolent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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