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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
obsoletefar 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
Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)
Other Word Forms
- savagely adverb
- savageness noun
- half-savage adjective
- half-savagely adverb
- presavage adjective
- quasi-savage adjective
- quasi-savagely adverb
- semisavage adjective
- unsavage adjective
- unsavagely adverb
- unsavageness noun
- ˈԱ noun
- ˈdz noun
- ˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of savage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of savage1
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Example Sentences
And an aspiring Vietnamese pop star who’d been a contestant on “American Idol” was savaged on social media last summer after footage of her singing at the U.S. memorial service of an anti-communist activist surfaced.
"The bottom line is that our members can't afford to have savage pay cuts of up to £8,000 with no mitigation," she said.
“Miller was punished for refusing to allow Spitzer to lionize the predator, gas-light, and further savage the reputation of the victims,” her lawsuit says.
"The bottom line is that our members can't afford to have savage pay cuts of up to £8,000 with no mitigation," she added.
A burly man with tattoos inked on his head and face, Barrientos was from MS-13, a group notorious for savage killings.
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