VEHEMENT

[ve.he.ment] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vehement-, vehemens, vement-, vemens] (15c): marked by forceful energy: powerful "a ~ wind": as a: intensely emotional: impassioned, fervid "~ patriotism" b (1): deeply felt "a ~ suspicion" (2): forcibly expressed "~ denunciations" c: bitterly antagonistic "a ~ debate" -- ve.he.ment.ly adv