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savage

/ savage /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a member of an uncivilized people
Type of:
primitive primitive person
Kinds of:
cannibal man-eater anthropophagus anthropophagite headhunter
verb Sense 2
criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President"
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
attack brutally and fiercely
Type of:
assail assault set on
Derived:
beast wolf brute wildcat brutality
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
a cruelly rapacious person
Type of:
attacker aggressor assailant
adjective satellite Sense 5
without civilizing influences
"barbarian invaders"
"barbaric practices"
"a savage people"
"fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade"
"wild tribes"
Similar:
noncivilized noncivilised
adjective satellite Sense 6
wild and menacing
"a ferocious dog"
Similar:
wild untamed
adjective satellite Sense 7
marked by extreme and violent energy
"a ferocious beating"
"fierce fighting"
"a furious battle"
Similar:
violent
adjective satellite Sense 8
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
"a barbarous crime"
"brutal beatings"
"cruel tortures"
"Stalin''s roughshod treatment of the kulaks"
"a savage slap"
"vicious kicks"
Similar:
inhumane
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
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primitive primitive person cannibal man-eater anthropophagus anthropophagite headhunter knock criticize criticise assail assault