/
ˈviːɪm(ə)nt/
adj.
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
Derivative
- vehemence n.
- vehemently adv.
Etymology
ME (describing intense pain or high temperature): from Fr. véhément or L. vehement- ‘impetuous, violent’, perh. from an unrecorded adjective meaning ‘deprived of mind’, influenced by vehere ‘carry’.