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)