savage

noun

a cruelly rapacious person

a member of an uncivilized people

verb

criticize harshly or violently

attack brutally and fiercely

adjective

marked by extreme and violent energy

without civilizing influences

wild and menacing

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Roots

silvasavage- · Latin · woods, forest

Synonyms for savage

ferineadj barbaricadj barbarousadj barbariann brutaladj uncivilizedadj ferociousadj viciousadj wildadj feraladj bruten crueladj fierceadj beastn brutishadj untamedadj beastlyadv furiousadj bestialadj

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Where does savage come from?

The word savage breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root savage-, from Latin silva (“woods, forest”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.