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Vehement vs Swith - What's the difference?

vehement | swith |

As adjectives the difference between vehement and swith

is that vehement is vehement while swith is (dialectal|or|obsolete) strong; vehement.

As an adverb swith is

(dialectal|or|obsolete) quickly, speedily, promptly.

vehement

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
  • * 2007 , Scott Smith, The Ruins , page 236
    • Amy shook her head, vehement . "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * vehemence * vehemently

    External links

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    swith

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Strong; vehement.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) . Not cognate to superficially similar (m), as these have distinct PIE roots, though both share *swe- prefix in PIE.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adverb

    (er)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Quickly, speedily, promptly.
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Strongly; vehemently; very.