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savage
1[ sav-ij ]
adjective
- fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed:
savage beasts.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- Offensive. relating to or being a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive.
- enraged or furiously angry, as a person.
- unpolished; rude:
savage manners.
Antonyms:
- wild or rugged, as country or scenery:
savage wilderness.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild.
noun
- a fierce, brutal, or cruel person.
- a rude, boorish person.
Synonyms: ,
- Disparaging and Offensive. a member of a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive.
verb (used with object)
- to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc.; tear at or mutilate:
numerous sheep savaged by dogs.
- to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly; excoriate:
a play savaged by the critics.
- to greatly weaken, damage, or harm:
The age of automation and globalization, with companies searching for lower wages overseas, has savaged organized labor.
Savage
2[ sav-ij ]
noun
- Michael Joseph, 1872–1940, New Zealand statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1935–40.
- Richard, 1697?–1743, English poet.
savage
1/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
- wild; untamed
savage beasts of the jungle
- ferocious in temper; vicious
a savage dog
- uncivilized; crude
savage behaviour
- (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive
a savage tribe
- (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated
- obsolete.far from human habitation
noun
- a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive
- a crude or uncivilized person
- a fierce or vicious person or animal
verb
- to criticize violently
- to attack ferociously and wound
the dog savaged the child
Savage
2/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- SavageMichael Joseph18721940MNew ZealandPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈdz, noun
- ˈ, adverb
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- un··· adverb
- un···Ա noun
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Example Sentences
Handel delights in the blaring trumpet, the warbling flute, the miracle of harmony, the capacity of music to tame the savage beast and offer revelations of the beyond.
As the savage reality of their own inadequacies was hitting them right between the eyes, Kieran Tierney had possession 20 yards into the Greek half.
He did not have much of a budget for players - savage amounts of money had been wasted on poor players and downsizing has been the order of the day for a while now.
"Such senseless, savage violence should play no part in our society and this shooting has both shocked the local community and left people fearful," she said.
Police were able to establish that the older boy and girl were also subjected to savage beatings as well as sexual violence.
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