All 4 Uses of
vehement
in
The House of Mirth
- But suddenly she turned on him with a kind of vehemence.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Mrs. Peniston had vehemently opposed her niece's departure with the Dorsets, and had marked her continued disapproval by not writing during Lily's absence.†
Chpt 2.4
- But as Lily made a movement to pass on, he broke out with fresh vehemence: "Miss Bart, for God's sake don't turn from me!†
Chpt 2.6
- "Oh, I know—apple-blossoms on blotting-paper; just the kind of thing I shall be doing myself before long!" exclaimed Lily, starting up with a vehemence of movement that threatened destruction to Miss Farish's fragile tea-table.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(vehement) marked by extreme intensity -- especially emotion such as anger