Savage Definition & Meaning
savage
- adjective
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
- wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs"
- without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
- marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
- noun
- a member of an uncivilized people
- a cruelly rapacious person
- verb
- attack brutally and fiercely
- criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
"Savage" in song lyrics
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"I'm savage, I'm-I'm savage"
7L & Esoteric f/ Apathy, Vinnie Paz — Speak Now -
"Yo, I touch the mic like a savage"
7L and Esoteric f/ Inspectah Deck — Speaking Real Words -
"Ill graphics, far from a savage"
9th Prince — Originators
Words that rhyme with savage
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- What does savage mean?
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" marked by extreme and violent energy
- What part of speech is savage?
- Savage is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does savage have?
- Savage has 8 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).