savage
[ sav-ij ]
/ ˈsæv ɪdʒ /
adjective
noun
verb (used with object), sav·aged, sav·ag·ing.
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.
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sauve qui peut, sauvignon, sauvignon blanc, sav, sava, savage, savage's station, savagery, savagism, savaii, savanna
Origin of savage
1250–1300; Middle English savage, sauvage (adj.) < Middle French sauvage, salvage < Medieval Latin salvāticus, for Latin silvāticus, equivalent to silv(a) woods + -āticus adj. suffix
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1. See cruel.
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savage
/ (ˈsævɪdʒ) /
adjective
noun
verb (tr)
to criticize violently
to attack ferociously and woundthe dog savaged the child
Derived Forms
savagedom, nounsavagely, adverbsavageness, nounWord Origin for savage
C13: from Old French sauvage, from Latin silvāticus belonging to a wood, from silva a wood
British Dictionary definitions for savagely (2 of 2)
Savage
/ (ˈsævɪdʒ) /
noun
Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)
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