different between fiery vs savage

English

Etymology

From Middle English firi, from fir (“fire”). Equivalent to fire +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa???i/
• Rhymes: -a??ri

Adjective

fiery (comparative more fiery or fierier, superlative most fiery or fieriest)

1. Of or relating to fire.
2. Burning or glowing.
3. Inflammable or easily ignited.
4. Having the colour of fire.
5. Hot or inflamed.
6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.

7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

Derived terms

• fiery cross

Translations

Anagrams

• firey, reify

English

Etymology

From Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, savage, untamed”), from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus (“wild"; literally, "of the woods”), from silva (“forest", "grove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæv?d?/
• Rhymes: -æv?d?
• Hyphenation: sav?age

Adjective

savage (comparative more savage, superlative most savage)

1. Wild; not cultivated.
2. Barbaric; not civilized.
3. Fierce and ferocious.

4. Brutal, vicious, or merciless.

5. (Britain, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.

   - I'll see you in detention.
   - Ah, savage!

6. (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.

   Synonyms: wicked; see also Thesaurus:excellent

7. (heraldry) Nude; naked.

Related terms

• sylvan (see for more terms)

Translations

Noun

savage (plural savages)

1. (derogatory) A person living in a traditional, especially tribal, rather than civilized society, especially when viewed as uncivilized and uncultivated; a barbarian.
2. (figuratively) A defiant person.

Alternative forms

• salvage

Translations

Verb

savage (third-person singular simple present savages, present participle savaging, simple past and past participle savaged) (transitive)

1. To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.

2. (figuratively) To criticise vehemently.
3. (of an animal) To attack with the teeth.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To make savage.

   • Its bloodhounds, savaged by a cross of wolf.

Translations

Anagrams

• agaves

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sauvage, saveage, salvage

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French savage, from Late Latin salv?ticus, from Latin silv?ticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?va?d?(?)/, /sa?vau?d?(?)/

Adjective

savage

1. savage, barbaric, unmannered, primitive
2. wild, untamed, harsh
3. mighty, strong, powerful
4. ferocious, angry, attacking, opposed
5. (rare) demented, crazy, insane
6. (rare) ill-thought, ill-advised

Derived terms

• savagyne

Descendants

• English: savage
• Scots: savage

References

• “sav??e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.