savagely

English

Etymology

savage +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

savagely (comparative more savagely, superlative most savagely)

1. In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.
   • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 19:

     "It is shaped," he hissed at Ford, with his brow savagely furrowed, "like a policeman."

Synonyms

• brutally, ferociously, forcefully, wildly

Antonyms

• gently

Translations

in a savage manner

• Catalan: salvatgement (ca)
• French: sauvagement (fr)
• German: wild (de), brutal (de)
• Italian: selvaggiamente (it)
• Latin: ferōciter (la)
• Spanish: salvajemente (es)