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sauvagement

savagely

adverb soh-vazh-MAHN Rare
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Also means

wildly

Usage Note

Sauvagement intensifies violence or raw ferocity in both literal and figurative contexts. It can describe a brutal physical act (frapper sauvagement) or, more loosely, doing something with unrestrained energy. The root adjective sauvage also means 'wild' in the sense of untamed nature, so context matters.

Examples

"Il a été sauvagement attaqué dans la rue."

Natural Translation

He was savagely attacked in the street.

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