savage

sav-age · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.

  2. 2.

    Cruel and vicious.

  3. 3.

    [as noun]A brutal or uncivilized person (now often offensive).

  4. 4.

    [as verb]To attack ferociously.

Related words

Antonyms: civilized, gentle, tame
See also: brutal, fierce, wild
Synonyms: brutal, fierce, wild

Etymology

From Old French salvage ("wild"), from Latin silvaticus ("of the woods"), from silva ("forest").