All 7 Uses of
vehement
in
The Idiot
- Rogojin went ahead of the others, talking to Ptitsin, and apparently insisting vehemently upon something very important.†
Chpt 1.10 *
- "He beat me, he thrashed me unmercifully!" replied Lebedeff vehemently.†
Chpt 2.2
- "In the first place, it is not for you to address me as 'sir,' and, in the second place, I refuse to give you any explanation," said Ivan Fedorovitch vehemently; and he rose without another word, and went and stood on the first step of the flight that led from the verandah to the street, turning his back on the company.†
Chpt 2.8
- During the last ten or twenty minutes, exasperated by continual interruptions, he had raised his voice, and spoken with great vehemence.†
Chpt 2.8
- "But we do mind," said Lebedeff's nephew vehemently.†
Chpt 2.9
- "It is accursed, certainly accursed!" replied the clerk, vehemently.†
Chpt 3.4
- One gentleman suddenly exclaimed, with great vehemence: "Whatever happens, I shall not sell my property; I shall wait.†
Chpt 4.10
Definition:
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(vehement) marked by extreme intensity -- especially emotion such as anger