vehement
VEE-uh-muntadjMeaning showing strong, intense feeling; forceful
Memory hook VERY-MEANT: he VERY much MEANT it. Asked whether he broke the lamp, Theo shakes his head so hard his hat flies off: “NO!” He very much means it; his denial is vehement.
Despite her vehement protests, Maya was given the early shift.
In context The town’s reaction to the plan was vehement; hundreds of residents packed the meeting hall, many shouting that they would never let the park be paved.
Similar forceful, fierce, passionate, intense
Opposite mild, calm, halfhearted
From Latin vehemens, “eager, violent.”