savage
adjective
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
savaged
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past participleof savage.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof savage.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
savageadjectivefierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
Example Sentences
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Or that in its wake, Ducks coach Dan Lanning had savaged him or his program multiple times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Sartre’s disciples savaged him. But his moderation in this way required him to write as he did.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
After Anthony’s dog savaged another man’s hog—hogs being precious in New Netherland—the couple was banished in 1639 to Long Island, where the two started a new life on land the Dutch wished to colonize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
England were savaged back home following the defeat on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
I told him, and I am telling you now, that although she’d been savaged by her awful disease, she was a beautiful woman.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
