vigorously
/ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/
vigorously adverb: with intense energy, force or vigor.
Adverb
vigorously (comparative more vigorously, superlative most vigorously)
- With intense energy, force or vigor
- The lawyer vigorously defended her client.
- He knocked vigorously on the door.
- Synonyms:
- energetically, forcefully, powerfully
- Antonyms:
- unvigorously
vigorously meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
vigorously in Tamil
- வேகமுடன்
vigorously in Malayalam
- powerfully, strenuously, strongly
- ഊർജ്ജസ്വലമായി, ഊർജ്ജിതമായി, ഉച്ചെെഃ, പ്രഗാഢം, കരുത്തോടെ, ശക്തമായി
Examples of vigorously in a sentence
- The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres.1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 706:
- For some writers, the flowering of chamber music around 1910 represents a reaction against the gargantuanism cultivated so vigorously in the previous century.2004, Stephen Hefling, Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music:
- “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.2024 December 24, Aaron Pellish, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death...
Synonyms of vigorously
Antonyms
Forms of vigorously
| comparative | more vigorously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vigorously |
| alternative form (obsolete) | vigourously |
Origin of vigorously
From vigorous + -ly.
Questions about vigorously
- What does vigorously mean?
- Vigorously means with intense energy, force or vigor.
- What is vigorously in Tamil?
- Vigorously in Tamil is வேகமுடன். See Vigorously meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use vigorously in a sentence?
- The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres.
- What part of speech is vigorously?
- Vigorously is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce vigorously?
- Vigorously is pronounced /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/.
Words near vigorously in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vigorously (page history and authors); vigorously (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vigorously (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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