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savage s. [
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious] (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"
. wn #2
savage n. [
barbarian] a member of an uncivilized people
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savage s. [
feral, ferine] wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs"
. wn #4
savage s. [
barbarian, barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] 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"
. wn #5
savage v. attack brutally and fiercely
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