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savage
1[ sav-ij ]
adjective
- fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed:
savage beasts.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- 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:
- wild or rugged, as country or scenery:
savage wilderness.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild.
noun
- a fierce, brutal, or cruel person.
- a rude, boorish person.
Synonyms: ,
- Disparaging and Offensive. a member of a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive.
verb (used with object)
- to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc.; tear at or mutilate:
numerous sheep savaged by dogs.
- to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly; excoriate:
a play savaged by the critics.
- to greatly weaken, damage, or harm:
The age of automation and globalization, with companies searching for lower wages overseas, has savaged organized labor.
Savage
2[ sav-ij ]
noun
- Michael Joseph, 1872–1940, New Zealand statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1935–40.
- Richard, 1697?–1743, English poet.
savage
1/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
- wild; untamed
savage beasts of the jungle
- ferocious in temper; vicious
a savage dog
- uncivilized; crude
savage behaviour
- (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive
a savage tribe
- (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated
- obsolete.far from human habitation
noun
- a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive
- a crude or uncivilized person
- a fierce or vicious person or animal
verb
- to criticize violently
- to attack ferociously and wound
the dog savaged the child
Savage
2/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- SavageMichael Joseph18721940MNew ZealandPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈdz, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
- -· adjective
- half-·· adverb
- ·· adjective
- ܲ·-· adjective
- qua·si-·· adverb
- ··· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
- un··· adverb
- un···Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of savage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of savage1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Pitchfork's savage review of his first Coachella set pulled no punches and summed up the sentiment of those who can't stand him.
Hamas condemned the attack as a "savage crime" and rejected the claim that it was using the facility for military purposes.
But the utterly original Patti Smith — deploying the same savage bravery, stirring creativity and groundbreaking voice that made her iconic album “Horses” so unique — writes one of the best versions yet.
How to sear into a reader’s brain the profound calamity of a dozen savage killings?
Handel delights in the blaring trumpet, the warbling flute, the miracle of harmony, the capacity of music to tame the savage beast and offer revelations of the beyond.
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