vigorously

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Etymology

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From vigorous +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

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vigorously (comparative more vigorously, superlative most vigorously)

  1. With intense energy, force or vigor
    The lawyer vigorously defended her client.
    He knocked vigorously on the door.
    • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 706:
      The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres.

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