1. Adjective
Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.
2. Adjective
Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts.
3. Adjective
Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners.
4. Adjective
Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit.
5. Noun
A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.
6. Noun
A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.
7. Verb
To make savage.
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