savage
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/ˈsævɪdʒ/
English
Definitions
noun
- An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.
- A defiant person.
verb
- To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.“No matter how anyone might savage me, I should stay strong.”
- To criticise vehemently.“His latest film was savaged by most reviewers.”
- (of an animal) To attack with the teeth.
- To make savage.
adjective
- Wild; not cultivated.“a savage wilderness”
- Barbaric; not civilized.“savage manners”
- Fierce and ferocious.“a savage spirit”
- Brutal, vicious or merciless.“He gave the dog a savage kick.”
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Synonyms
wickedferaluntamedwildbrutebrutalbarbarianuncivilizedbarbaricviciousbarbarousfierceferociousfuriousviolentcruelinhumane