violently

adv — 2 senses

violently

adv

/ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/

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

1

In a violent manner.

2

To an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely.

  • I found myself violently disagreeing with him.
  • Arthur started to choke violently on his drink.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 112:
1 more example
  • 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 23, 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:

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