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savage

Cross references:
  1. barbarian              2. fierce                
 
1. sav.age \'sav-ij\ aj [ME sauvage, fr. MF salvaticus, alter. of L 
   silvaticus of the] woods, wild, fr. silva wood, forest 1a: not domesticated 
   or under human control : UNTAMED {~ b easts} 1b: CRUEL, FEROCIOUS  2: 
   UNCULTIVATED, WILD  3: BOORISH, RUDE  4a: UNCIVILIZED  4b: PRIMITIVE  - 
   sav.age.ly av
2. savage n 1: a person belonging to a primitive society  2: a brutal 
   person  3: a rude or unmannerly person 
3. savage vt 1: to attack or treat violently or brutally  2: to attack 
   furiously (as by biting or trampling)