Savagely
['sævɪdʒli]
Definition
(adv.) In a savage manner.
Typist: Tyler
Examples
- The General all the while was looking savagely from one to the other. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It had been carried out and had been dashed savagely against the garden wall, under which its splintered fragments were discovered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I'll scorn her if she doesn't come, muttered Martin, shortly and savagely, to himself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He laughed savagely. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I black my boots, pursued he savagely. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A pretty way you have managed the affair, said George, looking savagely at William Dobbin. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He eyed me with one of his blackest looks, and thrust his hands savagely into the pockets of his riding-coat. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The girl's gone mad, I think,' replied Sikes, savagely. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- England has howled savagely against this man, uncle, and she will one day roar exultingly over him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The doctor turned on him savagely: Here, now, what do you mean by such conduct as this! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You know nothing dishonorable of her, sir, said Will, turning on him rather savagely. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Neither master nor overlooker spoke savagely. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Caliphronas has nine lives, like a cat, retorted Crispin savagely; but, after his treachery of last night, I hope he will meet the doom he deserves. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He struck the new stick savagely on the sand, and walked away from us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- There's a time for everything, I said savagely enough. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- His jaw was underhung, and when he laughed, two white buck-teeth protruded themselves and glistened savagely in the midst of the grin. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The mass of her population was a downtrodden and savagely ignorant peasantry, and she also harboured great masses of very poor Jews. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And he took her, and Mrs Lammle went next, and Mr Lammle went last, savagely following his little flock, like a drover. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My marriage, he said savagely, isn't going to be a sight to keep you here. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Typist: Tyler