savage
🇺🇸
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
adjective
R
very violent and cruel
The savage attack left him badly injured.
R
very harsh and critical
The critic wrote a savage review of the movie.
R
primitive and uncivilized
Explorers encountered savage tribes in the jungle.
noun
R
a primitive or uncivilized person
The explorers were captured by savages in the forest.
R
a cruel and violent person
Only a savage would harm innocent animals.
verb
R
to attack violently and cause serious injury
The dog savaged the intruder who broke into the house.
R
to criticize very harshly
The new policy was savaged by opposition leaders.
translation
very violent and cruel; very harsh and critical; primitive and uncivilized
a primitive or uncivilized person; a cruel and violent person
to attack violently and cause serious injury; to criticize very harshly
Word Forms
3rd Present
savages
Past
savaged
Perfect
savaged
Progressive
savaging
Plural
savages