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- pronunciation:
- sae
vihj
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
A savage animal is a wild animal. A wild tiger is a savage creature, but a pet cat is not.
The explorers feared what savage animals could be hiding in the jungle.- synonyms:
- wild
- similar words:
- fierce, violent
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| definition 2: |
A savage attack is a very strong, wild, and painful attack. A savage comment is very harsh and unkind.
The man barely survived the savage attack by the wolf.- synonyms:
- brutal, cruel, vicious
- antonyms:
- mild
- similar words:
- fierce, harsh, violent
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| related words: |
cruel |
| derivations: |
savagely (adv.), savageness (n.) |
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