savage
adjective
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
savagely
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a word derived from
savage.
Example Sentences
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Linda alone sees how precariously Willy is clinging to life, and Ms. Metcalf’s forceful turn—I was all but pinned to the back of my seat—reveals how savagely she will fight to save Willy from himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Under the astutely unfussy direction of Joe Mantello, Ms. Metcalf’s remarkably fine performance is flinty, funny and savagely unsentimental.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The conditions were savagely difficult and led to a massive contrast, from the free-scoring wonder of Melbourne to a serious scrap in Sydney.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
“Even patches of seawater along the shoreline froze,” Hackford recalls, “and it fit Dolores perfectly: a woman totally isolated at the end of the earth, savagely weathered and tough as nails.”
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
The bird hissed savagely and tried to strike, but still it did not move.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
