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   savage

   /ˈsavɪdʒ/

   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: "police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged" Similar maulattacktear to pieceslacerateclawbitemutilatemangleworry
   • ▪ subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally: "he savaged the government for wasting billions in their failed bid to prop up the pound" Similar criticize severelyattacklambastcondemnflayshoot 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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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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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   savage: [adjective] not domesticated or under human control : untamed. lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings : fierce, ferocious.

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

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   savage: 1 adj without civilizing influences “a savage people” Synonyms: barbarian , barbaric , uncivilised , uncivilized , wild noncivilised , noncivilized not having a high state of culture and social development adj wild and menacing Synonyms: feral , ferine untamed , wild in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated adj (of ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSAVAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   12 meanings: 1. wild; untamed 2. ferocious in temper; vicious 3. uncivilized; crude 4. old-fashioned, offensive (of peoples).... Click for more definitions.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › savageSavage - definition of savage by The Free Dictionary

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   [C13: from Old French sauvage, from Latin silvāticus belonging to a wood, from silva a wood]

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsavage adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of savage adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSAVAGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SAVAGE definition: 1. extremely violent: 2. severe: 3. to attack violently: . Learn more.

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    Savage definition: Extreme in strength or degree. The banshee is perhaps connected with ancestral or house spirits; the Wild Huntsman, the Gabriel hounds, the Seven Whistlers, &c., are traceable to some actual phenomenon; but the great mass of British goblindom cannot now be traced back to savage or barbarous analogues.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › savagesavage | meaning of savage in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    savage meaning, definition, what is savage: very violent or cruel: Learn more. English. English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English ... a savage storm 4 people [only before noun] old-fashioned not polite SA INSULT an offensive word used to describe people who have a simple traditional way of life → primitive a savage tribe ...