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savage
has definitions from the fields of anthropology,sociology,criminal law
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[ adjective ] (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Examples "a barbarous crime" "brutal beatings" "cruel tortures" "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" "a savage slap" "vicious kicks" Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)The careless writing was in keeping with his mood of savage discontent . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)`` While Henry_Morgan was escorting Miss_Vera_Green from the church social last Saturday night , a savage dog attacked them and bit Mr._Morgan on the public_square '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (anthropology,sociology) a member of an uncivilized people
Synonyms Related terms primitive Vandal headhunter hunter-gatherer odoacer cannibal |
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[ adjective ] (anthropology) without civilizing influences
Synonyms Examples "barbarian invaders" "barbaric practices" "a savage people" "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade "wild tribes" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] without civilizing influences
Synonyms Examples "barbarian invaders" "barbaric practices" "a savage people" "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade "wild tribes" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] wild and menacing
Synonyms Examples "a ferocious dog" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Because of the authentic homogeneity of his early Nationalistic materials , and his flair for orchestrations - his brilliant Petruchka , his savage Sacre_du_Printemps , his incisive Les_Noces - the world kept hoping that he could recapture the historical direction for which his native talents were predisposed . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 582
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