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savage
noun(sav-age)
a member of an uncivilized people
Synonyms: barbarian,
savage
adjective(sav-age)
without civilizing influences
Synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild,
Examples:
A savage people.
savage
noun(sav-age)
a cruelly rapacious person
Synonyms: beast, brute, wildcat, wolf,
savage
adjective(sav-age)
marked by extreme and violent energy
Synonyms: ferocious, fierce, furious,
savage
adjective(sav-age)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Synonyms: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious,
Examples:
A savage slap.
savage
verb(sav-age)
criticize harshly or violently
Synonyms: blast, crucify, pillory,
Examples:
The press savaged the new President.
savage
adjective(sav-age)
wild and menacing
Synonyms: feral, ferine,
savage
verb(sav-age)
attack brutally and fiercely

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