| Front | savage |
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| Back | sav•age adjective, noun, verb BrE /ˈsævɪdʒ/ NAmE /ˈsævɪdʒ/ adjective word origin example bank 1 aggressive and violent; causing great harm brutal savage dogs She had been badly hurt in what police described as ‘a savage attack’. savage public spending cuts 2 involving very strong criticism The article was a savage attack on the government's record. 3 [only before noun] (old-fashioned, taboo) an offensive way of referring to groups of people or customs that are considered to be simple and not highly developed primitive a savage tribe sav•age•ly /BrE ˈsævɪdʒli; NAmE ˈsævɪdʒli/ adverb savagely attacked/criticized ‘No!’ he snarled savagely. noun word origin 1 (old-fashioned, taboo) an offensive word for sb who belongs to a people that is simple and not developed the development of the human race from primitive savages 2 a cruel and violent person He described the attack as the work of savages. verb verb forms word origin [usually passive] 1 ~ sb (of an animal) to attack sb violently, causing serious injury She was savaged to death by a bear. 2 ~ sb/sth (formal) to criticize sb/sth severely Her latest novel has been savaged by the critics. |
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