violently[adverb]Synonyms: hard, fiercely, frantically, frenziedly, furiously, madly, stormily, tumultuously, turbulently, wildly
Related Idioms: like fury, with a vengeance
Related Words: combatively,
destructively,
ruinously [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
vi‧o‧lent‧ly /ˈvaɪələntli/
adverb [
Word Family: noun:
violence ≠
non-violence,
violator,
violation;
verb:
violate;
adverb:
violently;
adjective:
violent ≠
non-violent]
1. with a lot of force in a way that is very difficult to control
tremble/shiver/shake etc violently
I was still trembling violently.violently sick/ill He rushed to the bathroom, where he was violently sick.2. in a way that involves violence:
Several people have been violently attacked in the subway.3. with a lot of energy or emotion, especially anger:
Jenny protested violently. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲