vehemently

From vehement +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈviː.ə.məntli/

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• Hyphenation: ve‧he‧ment‧ly

vehemently (comparative more vehemently, superlative most vehemently)

1. In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude.

   vehemently opposed

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 50:

     The Rabbis adjured her to endow the young man with his former virility, but she vehemently refused to do so.

   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport‎:

     And it was a miserable afternoon for Chelsea and England captain John Terry at the end of a week in which has he faced allegations of racial abuse against QPR's Anton Ferdinand - claims he vehemently denies.