Vehement: alternatives and connections

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.

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The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.

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Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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