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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