violently

vi·o·lent·ly
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/ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/

adverb

In a violent manner.

“I found myself violently disagreeing with him.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adverbviolently (comparative more violently, superlative most violently)

comparative more violently · superlative most violently

  1. In a violent manner.
  2. To an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely.

    I found myself violently disagreeing with him.

    2 more examples

    Arthur started to choke violently on his drink.

    1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 112

    Those who believe in the blackpill tend to adopt violently misogynistic beliefs about the nature of women, particularly with regard to their sexual behaviour.

    2023 January 28, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue, page 5

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a violent manner

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishviolently
  2. Englishviolently

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

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic بِعُنْف
  • بِعُنْف (bi-ʕunf)in a violent manner
Catalan violentament
  • violentamentin a violent manner
Dutch gewelddadig
  • gewelddadigin a violent manner
French violemment
  • violemmentin a violent manner
German gewalttätig
  • gewalttätigin a violent manner
Hungarian erőszakosan, hevesen
  • erőszakosanin a violent manner
  • hevesento an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely
  • erőteljesento an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely
Icelandic ofsalega
  • ofsalegain a violent manner
Italian violentamente
  • violentamentein a violent manner
Portuguese violentamente
  • violentamentein a violent manner
Romanian violent, cu violență
  • violentin a violent manner
  • cu violențăin a violent manner
Spanish violentamente, a lo bestia
  • violentamentein a violent manner
  • a lo bestiain a violent manner

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

violently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violently

MLA

“violently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violently. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violently.

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