Main Entry: ve·he·ment

Pronunciation: \ˈvē-ə-mənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vehement-, vehemens, vement-, vemens

Date: 15th century

: marked by forceful energy : powerful <a vehement wind>: as a : intensely emotional : impassioned, fervid <vehement patriotism> b (1) : deeply felt <a vehement suspicion> (2) : forcibly expressed <vehement denunciations> c : bitterly antagonistic <a vehement debate>

— ve·he·ment·ly adverb