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ferocemente

ferociously

adverb feh-roh-cheh-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

savagely

Usage Note

Ferocemente intensifies verbs and adjectives to a high degree of violence or passion. It often appears in literary and journalistic registers: combattere ferocemente (to fight ferociously), criticare ferocemente (to criticize savagely). In everyday speech Italians often prefer con ferocia or simply molto violentemente.

Examples

"L'orso attaccò ferocemente il cacciatore."

Natural Translation

The bear attacked the hunter ferociously.

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