sav·age
sav·age/ˈsavij/
adjective
- (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled."packs of savage dogs roamed the streets"synonyms: ferocious, fierce, wild, untamed, undomesticated, feral, predatory, ravening
- (of something bad or negative) very great; severe."the decision was a savage blow for the town"synonyms: severe, crushing, devastating, crippling, terrible, awful, dreadful, dire, catastrophic, calamitous, ruinous, mortal, lethal, fatal
- (of a person or group) primitive and uncivilized.synonyms: primitive, uncivilized, unenlightened, in a state of nature, heathen, wild, barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, rude
noun
- a brutal or vicious person."the mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages"synonyms: brute, beast, monster, barbarian, ogre, demon, sadist, animal
- a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized.synonyms: barbarian, wild man, wild woman, primitive, heathen, cannibal
- a representation of a bearded and semi-naked man with a wreath of leaves.
verb
(especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul.
"ewes savaged by marauding dogs"
synonyms: maul, attack, tear to pieces, lacerate, claw, bite, mutilate, mangle, worry
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savage implies the absence of inhibitions restraining civilized people filled with rage, lust, or other violent passion.
adjective · fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: · Offensive. relating to or being a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive.
SAVAGE meaning: 1. extremely violent, wild, or frightening: 2. very serious or cruel: 3. very large and severe: . Learn more.
savage in American English · 1. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed. savage beasts · 2. uncivilized; barbarous. savage tribes · 3. enraged or furiously angry, ...
/ˈsævɪdʒ/ · adjective. without civilizing influences · adjective. wild and menacing · adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain ...
savage · enraged or furiously angry, as a person. · unpolished; rude: savage manners. · wild or rugged, as country or scenery: savage wilderness. · Archaic.
Adjective · Wild; not cultivated or tamed. · Barbaric; not civilized. · Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication. · Fierce and ferocious. · Brutal, ...