adj
vehement
Vehement (adj) means showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
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Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).
Rhymes for vehement
cement
element
clement
movement
pavement
tenement
inclement
abatement
amusement
statement
agreement
excrement
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"vehement" (adj) means showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.