savage meaning
EN[ˈsævɪdʒ]US
WSavage
- Savage may refer to: Gannon "savage" Lowry and Dequan the Llama R.I.P
EN Savage
- NounPLsavagesSUF-age
- (pejorative) An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.
- (figuratively) A defiant person.
- (pejorative) An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.
- VerbSGsavagesPRsavagingPT, PPsavaged
- To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
- (figuratively) To criticise vehemently.
- His latest film was savaged by most reviewers.
- (of an animal) To attack with the teeth.
- (obsolete, transitive) To make savage.
- To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
- AdjectiveCOMmore savageSUPmost savage
- Wild; not cultivated.
- a savage wilderness
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- savage manners
- Fierce and ferocious.
- savage beasts
- a savage spirit
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- He gave the dog a savage kick.
- The woman was killed in a savage manner.
- (Britain, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
- - I'll see you in detention. - Ah, savage!
- Wild; not cultivated.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Both Fred Savage and Lou Hart, each ordinarily a surehanded player, dropped the ball twice.
- Chicago-bred new-jack soulstress Chantay Savage performs material from her just-released debut Here We Go (RCA).
- We'll quell the savage mountaineer, / As their tinchel cows the game! — Sir Walter Scott.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of savage in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary