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“violently” in Latin
vīsstrength; might; vigor; capability (physical)vehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticvaldēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intenselygravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, vicontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, bound
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
violently
vi: per vim (in the way or by means of violence): vehementer: valde: graviter: acriter: acerbe: contente. To contend violently, vehementer contendere; acriter, or acerrime, or fortissime pugnare: to cry out violently, valde clamare: to speak violently, acriter, or concitate, or magna contentione dicere: to blame anybody violently, acerrime aliquem reprehendere: to resist violently, vehementer repugnare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for violently?
- The usual Latin words for “violently” are vīs, vehemēns, valdē; also gravis, ācer, acerbus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.