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savagely

savagely adverb: in a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.

Adverb

savagely (comparative more savagely, superlative most savagely)

  1. In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.
    • "It is shaped," he hissed at Ford, with his brow savagely furrowed, "like a policeman."1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 19

Examples of savagely in a sentence

  • Instantly, the rooters were upon it, tearing savagely at the meat and at each other.
  • Ernest laughed harshly and savagely when he had gained the street.
  • Now, let’s get the rest of ’em.” He repeated this gesture over and over, yanking his right hand back savagely.

All 11 example sentences with savagely

Synonyms of savagely

Antonyms

Forms of savagely

comparativemore savagely
superlativemost savagely

Origin of savagely

From savage + -ly.

Questions about savagely

What does savagely mean?
Savagely means in a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.
What part of speech is savagely?
Savagely is an adverb.

Words near savagely in the dictionary

  1. Savage Mountain
  2. Savage River
  3. Savagean
  4. savaged
  5. savagedom
  6. savagely
  7. savageness
  8. savagenesses
  9. savager
  10. savageries
  11. savagerous

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