I.very eager, violent, furious, impetuous, ardent, vehement, etc. (syn. violentus).
I. Lit.: “vehemens in utramque partem, Menedeme, es nimis, Aut largitate nimiā aut parsimoniā,” Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 31: “Galba non in agendo solum, sed etiam in meditando vehemens atque incensus,” Cic. Brut. 22, 88: in alios, id. Sull. 31, 87: “vehemens feroxque naturā,” id. Vatin. 2, 4; “with severus (opp. lenissimus),” id. Cat. 4, 6, 12; “with inexorabilis,” id. Sull. 31, 87; “with dissolutus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 104; “with acer,” id. Caecin. 10, 28; “with fortis,” id. Off. 1, 28, 100: “vehemens lupus et sibi et hosti Iratus pariter,” Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 28: “canis,” Phaedr. 2, 3, 1.—Of abstract things: “acer et vehemens incitatio,” Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183: “genus orationis vehemens atque atrox,” id. ib. 2, 49, 200: “vehemens et pugnax exordium dicendi,” id. ib. 2, 78, 317: “vehemens et aspera quaestio,” Quint. 5, 10, 113: “vehemens et grave senatusconsultum,” Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 3. —
II. Transf., in gen., active, forcible, vigorous, powerful, mighty, strong: “satis vemens causa ad objurgandum,” Ter. And. 1, 1, 123: “Arcturus signum sum omnium acerrimum: Vehemens sum exoriens: quom occido vehementior,” Plaut. Rud. prol. 71: “imber,” Lucr. 6, 517: “vehementior cursus fluminum,” Quint. 9, 4, 7: “vehementissimus cursus,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 15: “fuga,” id. ib. 8, 48: “ictus,” Lucr. 6, 311: “pilum ... vehementius ictu missuque telum,” Liv. 9, 19, 7: “impetus,” Amm. 19, 11, 15: “brassica ... tenui suco vehementissima,” very powerful, very efficacious, Cato, R. R. 157, 2: “medicamentum efficacius et vehementius,” Scrib. Comp. 70: “vitis vehementioribus statuminibus impedanda est,” stronger, Col. 4, 16, 2: “vitis vehemens multaque materia frondens,” vigorous, id. 3, 1, 5: “palus,” thick, stout, id. 4, 12, 1: “violentia vini,” Lucr. 3, 482: “vis frigorum aut calorum,” Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 235; cf.: “vis in oratione vehementissima,” Quint. 9, 4, 13: “vehementior lethargus,” Plin. 20, 22, 87, § 238: “dolor capitis,” id. 24, 9, 38, § 62: “usus strigilis,” Suet. Aug. 80: “argumentum vehementius,” Quint. 7, 6, 7: “conviva salibus vehemens intra pomoeria natis,” Juv. 9, 11.
