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savage
1. adjective
a) wild; not cultivated

...I observed a place where there had been a fire made, and a circle dug in the earth, like a cockpit, where I supposed the savage wretches had sat down to their human feastings upon the bodies of their fellow-creatures.

b) barbaric; not civilized

The woman was killed in a savage manner.

2. noun
a) An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.

Well, my lord, I dont know, said Freeman with a sort of jolly sneer; we have been dining with the savages.They are not savages, Freeman.Well, my lord, they have not much more clothes, anyhow; and as for knives and forks, there is not such a thing known.

b) A defiant person.
3. verb
a) To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.

His latest film was savaged by most reviewers.

b) To criticise vehemently.

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