definition of
savage

[1] #1 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] #2 savage n. [barbarian] a member of an uncivilized people. wn

[3] #3 savage s. [feral, ferine] wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs". wn

[4] #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] #5 savage v. attack brutally and fiercely. wn