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   Sav·age

   /ˈsavij/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled: "packs of savage dogs roamed the streets" Similar ferociousfiercewilduntamedundomesticatedferalpredatoryraveningOpposite tame
   • ▪ cruel and vicious; aggressively hostile: "a savage attack on the government" Similar viciousbrutalcruelsadisticferociousfierceviolentbloodymurderoushomicidalbloodthirstybestialbrutishbarbaricbarbarousmercilessruthlesspitilessheartlessinhumanharshcallouscold-bloodedarchaic:fellsanguinaryfierceblisteringscathingsearingstingingdevastatingmordanttrenchantcausticcuttingbitingwitheringvirulentvitriolicOpposite mildgentle
   • 2. (of something bad or negative) very great; severe: "the decision was a savage blow for the town" Similar severecrushingdevastatingcripplingterribleawfuldreadfuldirecatastrophiccalamitousruinousmortallethalfatal
   • 3. (of a person or group) primitive and uncivilized. dated, offensive Similar primitiveuncivilizedunenlightenedin a state of natureheathenwildbarbarianbarbarousbarbaricarchaic:rudeOpposite civilized
   • ▪ (of a place) wild-looking and inhospitable; uncultivated. Similar ruggedroughwildinhospitableuninhabitable

   noun

   • 1. a brutal or vicious person: "the mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages" Similar brutebeastmonsterbarbarianogredemonsadistanimal
   • 2. a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized. dated, offensive Similar barbarianwild manwild womanprimitiveheathencannibal
   • 3. a representation of a bearded and semi-naked man with a wreath of leaves.

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul: "ewes savaged by marauding dogs" Similar maulattacktear to pieceslacerateclawbitemutilatemangleworry
   • ▪ subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally: "Fowler savaged her in his next review" Similar criticize severelyattacklambastecondemnflayshoot downpilloryrevileinformal:jump ontear to piecestake to piecestake/pull apartlay intopitch intohammerslambashdo a hatchet job oncrucifygive something a batteringroastskewerthrow brickbats atknockslaterubbishslag offmonsterbad-mouthpummeltrashbaggive someone bondiarchaic:excoriateslashOpposite praisecommendapplaud

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sauvage ‘wild’, from Latin silvaticus ‘of the woods’, from silva ‘a wood’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. savagedom noun
   • 2. savageness noun

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   • savage beasts. Offensive. relating to or being a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive. enraged or furiously angry, as a person. savage manners. savage wilderness. Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person. a rude, boorish person.

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   What does Savage mean in English?

   • Middle English savage "untamed, wild," from early French salvage, savage, (same meaning), from Latin salvaticus, an altered form of earlier silvaticus "of the woods, wild," from silva "woods, forest" In Latin the adjective silvaticus, a derivative of silva, "forest," meant "growing or living in the forest."

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   What does savaging mean?

   • Define savaging. savaging synonyms, savaging pronunciation, savaging translation, English dictionary definition of savaging. adj. 1. a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle. b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people. 2. a.

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   1. a. : not domesticated or under human control : untamed. savage beasts. b. : lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings : fierce, ferocious. a savage criminal. 2. : wild, uncultivated. seldom have I seen such savage scenery Douglas Carruthers. 3. a. : boorish, rude. the savage bad manners of most motorists M. P. O'Connor. b.

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   SAVAGE definition: 1. extremely violent, wild, or frightening: 2. very serious or cruel: 3. very large and severe: . Learn more.

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   Definitions of savage. adjective. without civilizing influences. “a savage people” synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild. noncivilised, noncivilized. not having a high state of culture and social development. adjective. wild and menacing. synonyms: feral, ferine. untamed, wild.

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   5 days ago · 1. adjective. Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled . This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl. ...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987. ...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain. Synonyms: cruel, brutal, vicious, bloody More Synonyms of savage.

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   to severely criticize someone or something: [ often passive ] Her performance was savaged by the critics. savage. noun [ C ] old-fashioned uk / ˈsævɪdʒ / us. an offensive word for a person from a country at an early stage of development. (Definition of savage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Offensive. relating to or being a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive. enraged or furiously angry, as a person. unpolished; rude: savage manners. Antonyms: cultured. wild or rugged, as country or scenery: savage wilderness. Synonyms: uncultivated, rough. Antonyms: cultivated. Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild. noun.

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   Savage definition: fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed. See examples of SAVAGE used in a sentence.