savagely

/ˈsævɪdʒli/SA-vij-lee

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/ˈsævɪdʒli/SA-vij-lee

Meaningin a savage way

Common meaning: fiercely and cruelly

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sava wood, woodlandLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1700 · scan
agenoun ending: an act, state or collection
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Latinsilva, -ae‘a wood, woodland’
Old Frenchsalvagesource
Middle Englishsavagesource
Englishsavage‘fierce and untamed’
Englishformed in English from savagesavagely‘fiercely and cruelly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from savage + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SAVAGE, p.527 · scan

Roots

silva, -ae Latin “a wood, woodland”

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