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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”).

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"vehement" (adj) means showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

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