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savagely

adverb C2
  1. In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.
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Father Wolf ran out a few paces and heard Shere Khan muttering and mumbling savagely as he tumbled about in the scrub.
The Jungle Book, p. 4 · B2
He held on savagely, and stuck out his feet to act as brakes on the dark slope of the hot, moist earth.
The Jungle Book, p. 83 · B2
It had been carried out and had been dashed savagely against the garden wall, under which its splintered fragments were discovered.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 70 · C1
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, p. 66 · B2

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