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Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. American English: savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/
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noun ; 1 · a person belonging to a primitive society ; 2 · a brutal person ; 3 · a rude or unmannerly person.
When savage takes the form of a noun, it means "a brutal person," and when it's a verb it means "to attack ferociously." Any way you use it, savage is ...
noun · a fierce, brutal, or cruel person. · a rude, boorish person. · Disparaging and Offensive. a member of a preliterate people or society regarded as ...
a person whose way of life is at a very early stage of development: Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors were primitive savages living in caves. SMART ...
A member of a preliterate culture, often having a tribal way of life. Webster's New World ; A fierce, brutal person. Webster's New World ; A crude, boorish person ...
2. as in brutal. having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others a savage attack on a helpless person. brutal. vicious.
1. old-fashioned + offensive : ; 2. : a person who is very violent or cruel.