Savage Definition
săvĭj
savaged, savages, savaging, savagest
adjective
savagest
Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
A savage jungle.
Webster's New World
Fierce; ferocious; untamed.
A savage tiger.
Webster's New World
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous.
A savage tribe.
Webster's New World
Lacking polish; crude; rude.
Webster's New World
Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving.
Savage criticism.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
savages
A member of a preliterate culture, often having a tribal way of life.
Webster's New World
A fierce, brutal person.
Webster's New World
A crude, boorish person.
Webster's New World
(pejorative) An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.
Wiktionary
verb
savaged, savages, savaging
To assault ferociously.
American Heritage
To attack in a violent or brutal way.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) To criticise vehemently.
His latest film was savaged by most reviewers.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Savage
Noun
Singular:
savage
Plural:
savagesAdjective
Base Form:
savage
Superlative:
savagestOrigin of Savage
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From Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, savage, untamed"), from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus (“wild"; literally, "of the woods"), from silva (“forest", "grove").
From Wiktionary
Middle English sauvage from Old French from Late Latin salvāticus from Latin silvāticus of the woods, wild from silva forest
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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