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savagely

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sav·age  (svj)
adj.
1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: savage beasts of the jungle.
2. Not civilized; barbaric: a people living in a savage state.
3. Ferocious; fierce: in a savage temper.
4. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage attack on a political rival. See Synonyms at cruel.
5. Lacking polish or manners; rude.
n.
1. A person regarded as primitive or uncivilized.
2. A person regarded as brutal, fierce, or vicious.
tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es
1. To assault ferociously.
2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.

[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvticus, from Latin silvticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]

savage·ly adv.
savage·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.savagelysavagely - in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked"
2.savagely - wildly; like an animal; "she cried out savagely"
Translations
savagely [ˈsævɪdʒlɪ] ADV
1. (= ferociously) [beat, attack] → salvajemente, violentamente; [fight] → violentamente; [say] → con crueldad, despiadadamente
a savagely funny filmuna película brutalmente divertida
the savagely beautiful sceneryel paisaje de belleza salvaje
2. (= severely) [criticize, attack] → despiadadamente
3. (= drastically) [cut, edit] → drásticamente, radicalmente
savagely [ˈsævɪdʒli] adv [beat, attack, murder] → sauvagement
savagely
adv attack, fight, punchbrutal; bitegefährlich; reduce servicesdrastisch, rigoros; criticizeschonungslos, brutal (inf); he glared at her savagelyer warf ihr einen wilden Blick zu; a savagely funny filmein satirisch-humoriger Film; the scenery was savagely beautifuldie Landschaft war von einer wilden Schönheit
savagely [ˈsævɪdʒlɪ] adv (attack) → selvaggiamente; (maul, criticize) → ferocemente
savagely [ˈsævɪdʒlɪ] adv (attack) → selvaggiamente; (maul, criticize) → ferocemente


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Without rest or pause--while those frumious jaws Went savagely snapping around- He skipped and he hopped, and he floundered and flopped, Till fainting he fell to the ground.
For the animal, with one fierce shudder, disappeared from view, while in its place was discovered the form of the old Witch, glaring savagely at the serene and beautiful face of the Sorceress.
When the war came on it found in the family, as in so many others in that State, a divided sentiment; the young man was loyal to the Union, the others savagely hostile.
 
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