[ 'vi:ɪm(ə)nt ]
■ adjective showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
Derivatives
vehemence noun
~ly adverb
Origin
ME (describing intense pain or high temperature): from Fr. véhément or L. ~- 'impetuous, violent', perh. from an unrecorded adjective meaning 'deprived of mind', influenced by vehere 'carry'.