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savage
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)
- Wild; not cultivated.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- (Britain, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
- - I'll see you in detention.
- Ah, savage!
- - I'll see you in detention.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- Synonyms: wicked; see also Thesaurus:excellent
- (heraldry) Nude; naked.
Related terms
- sylvan (see for more terms)
Translations
Noun
savage (plural savages)
- (derogatory) A person living in a traditional, especially tribal, rather than civilized society, especially when viewed as uncivilized and uncultivated; a barbarian.
- (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)
- To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
- (figuratively) To criticise vehemently.
- (of an animal) To attack with the teeth.
- (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
- savage, barbaric, unmannered, primitive
- wild, untamed, harsh
- mighty, strong, powerful
- ferocious, angry, attacking, opposed
- (rare) demented, crazy, insane
- (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.
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diabolical
English
Etymology
From diabolic +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [?da???b?l?k??]
- (US) IPA(key): [?da???b?l?k??]
Adjective
diabolical (comparative more diabolical, superlative most diabolical)
- Extremely wicked or cruel.
- Of or concerning the devil; satanic.
Derived terms
- archidiabolical
- diabolically
- diabolicalness
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