savage

(săvˈĭj)

1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: savage beasts of the jungle.
2. Not civilized; barbaric: a people living in a savage state.
3. Ferocious; fierce: in a savage temper.
4. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage attack on a political rival. See Synonyms at cruel.
5. Lacking polish or manners; rude.

1. A person regarded as primitive or uncivilized.
2. A person regarded as brutal, fierce, or vicious.

1. To assault ferociously.
2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.

Related Forms:

• savˈage·ly adverb

• savˈage·ness noun