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.
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
SYNONYMS FOR savage
synonym study for savage
1. See
cruel.
OTHER WORDS FROM savage
Words nearby savage
sauve qui peut,
sauvignon,
sauvignon blanc,
sav,
sava,
savage,
savage's station,
savagery,
savagism,
savaii,
savanna
Example sentences from the Web for savagely
British Dictionary definitions for savagely (1 of 2)
savage
/ (ˈsævɪdʒ) /
adjective
noun
verb (tr)
to criticize violently
to attack ferociously and wound
the dog savaged the child
Derived forms of savage
savagedom, noun savagely, adverb savageness, 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)