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violently
[ vahy-uh-luhnt-lee, vahy-luhnt- ]
adverb
- in a way that involves uncontrolled or destructive force:
He struck the table violently with his clenched fist and shouted for more.
Dramatic video shows soldiers violently removing voters from polling stations.
- in an intense or extreme way:
He was violently ill after ten minutes, but soon recovered fully.
We were awoken early in the morning when the house began shaking violently.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ····Գ· adverb
- ܲ·-··Գ· adverb
- ܱ·ٰ···Գ· adverb
- ܲ···Գ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of violently1
Example Sentences
Bobi Wine said Mr Sebuufu was on Sunday "violently abducted" from Kiwango by armed men travelling in a police van, popularly known as "drone", before he was whisked to an unknown place.
A prominent Tanzanian Catholic priest and government critic has been violently attacked amid rising political tensions ahead of elections due in October.
Since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 by violently ousting political rivals, a year after winning national elections, there have been three major wars with Israel and two smaller conflicts.
Police said that as officers were taking the man into custody, he “violently bit an officer on the arm causing injuries.”
Booth, 65, is separately appealing a civil court ruling earlier this year which stated that he trafficked and exploited women and violently whipped them both at Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness, and overseas.
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