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SAVAGELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a vicious manner
Example:
he was viciously attacked
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Pertainym:
savage ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wildly; like an animal
Example:
she cried out savagely
Classified under:
Pertainym:
savage (wild and menacing)
Context examples:
A blow was struck, and in an instant the lady, who had stepped from her carriage, was the centre of a little knot of flushed and struggling men, who struck savagely at each other with their fists and sticks.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Dutch Sam thrust the brandy-bladder between his teeth, while Mendoza shook him savagely and howled insults in his ear, but neither the spirits nor the sense of injury could break into that serene insensibility.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Yesterday at dinner, when an Austrian officer stared at us and then said something to his friend, a rakish-looking baron, about 'ein wonderschones Blondchen', Fred looked as fierce as a lion, and cut his meat so savagely it nearly flew off his plate.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
At the instant his voice broke the silence, White Fang leaped back, snarling savagely at him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The whip was whistling savagely, when once more Mercedes interfered.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
He rubbed his nose, not reflectively, but savagely, in order to drive the blood into it, and urged the dogs to their work again.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
“If he has—” I muttered savagely.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He walked up and down, batting his head savagely with his fists, but he could not conquer the numbness of sleep.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
At the moment when Holmes struck the light I heard a low, clear whistle, but the sudden glare flashing into my weary eyes made it impossible for me to tell what it was at which my friend lashed so savagely.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He spurned him savagely with his foot.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
