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Definition of "savagely" [sav•age•ly]

  • In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner. (adverb)

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Use "savagely" in a sentence
  • "Always he cursed Dennin savagely and handled him roughly."
  • "A corner of the bluff rose savagely from the river -- a monstrous mass of naked rock, scarred and battered of the centuries; hating the river that gnawed it ever; hating the rain that graved its grim face with unsightly seams; hating the sun that refused to mate with it, whereof green life might come forth and hide its hideousness."
  • "Having stalked indignantly onward for a few paces, the doctor discovered that his wife had not followed him, and turning he called savagely:"