a member of an uncivilized people
Used in a Sentence
savage
How to use savage in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for savage.
Editorial note
He has markedly different restrictions on his life, but you're ignoring all that to try and paint him as wealthy compared to "ye olde ignorant savage"
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Quick take
a member of an uncivilized people
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of savage gathered in one view.
a cruelly rapacious person
attack brutally and fiercely
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for savage.
noun
a member of an uncivilized people
See also: barbarian
noun
a cruelly rapacious person
verb
attack brutally and fiercely
verb
criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
See also: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious
adjective
wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs"
adjective
without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
See also: barbarian, barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild
adjective
marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
Example sentences
He has markedly different restrictions on his life, but you're ignoring all that to try and paint him as wealthy compared to "ye olde ignorant savage"
This way Carreon can pretend that he had to abandon his just campaign under pressure of the savage hordes of the Internet and try again with a softer target than Inman.
It is a government that is increasingly relying on citizen ignorance to secretly make and implement policy, and on savage reprisals to terrorize those who might expose the process.
Soon we won't be able to hold ourselves up as beacons of freedom to those in savage, barbaric places like China where all Internet usage is surveilled or Russia where you can be targeted for being gay or being a member of the press who has printed stories critical of the State.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use savage in a sentence?
He has markedly different restrictions on his life, but you're ignoring all that to try and paint him as wealthy compared to "ye olde ignorant savage"
What does savage mean?
a member of an uncivilized people
What part of speech is savage?
savage is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.