savage
/sˈævədʒ/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
“a barbarous crime” - wild and menacing
“a pack of feral dogs” - without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade
“barbarian invaders” - marked by extreme and violent energy
“a ferocious beating”
noun
- a member of an uncivilized people
- a cruelly rapacious person
verb
- attack brutally and fiercely
- criticize harshly or violently
“The press savaged the new President”
Synonyms for savage
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