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sav·age
(săv′ĭj)adj.
1.
a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle.
b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people.
2.
a. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage form of warfare.
b. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving: savage criticism.
3. Extreme in strength or degree: savage heat.
n.
A member of a people regarded as primitive, uncivilized, brutal, or fierce.
tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es
1. To assault ferociously.
2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.
[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]
sav′age·ly adv.
sav′age·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | savagely - in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" |
2. | savagely - wildly; like an animal; "she cried out savagely" |
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Translations
بِوَحْشِيَّه، بِشَراسَه، بِقَسْوَه
divoce
barbariskvildt
vadember módjára
grimmdarlega
surovo
divje
vahşîcesine
savagely
[ˈsævɪdʒlɪ] ADV1. (= ferociously) [beat, attack] → salvajemente, violentamente; [fight] → violentamente; [say] → con crueldad, despiadadamente
a savagely funny film → una película brutalmente divertida
the savagely beautiful scenery → el paisaje de belleza salvaje
a savagely funny film → una película brutalmente divertida
the savagely beautiful scenery → el paisaje de belleza salvaje
2. (= severely) [criticize, attack] → despiadadamente
3. (= drastically) [cut, edit] → drásticamente, radicalmente
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savagely
adv attack, fight, punch → brutal; bite → gefährlich; reduce services → drastisch, rigoros; criticize → schonungslos, brutal (inf); he glared at her savagely → er warf ihr einen wilden Blick zu; a savagely funny film → ein satirisch-humoriger Film; the scenery was savagely beautiful → die Landschaft war von einer wilden Schönheit
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savage
(ˈsӕvidʒ) adjective1. uncivilized. savage tribes.
2. fierce and cruel. The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.
verb to attack. He was savaged by wild animals.
noun1. a person in an uncivilized state. tribes of savages.
2. a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way. I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.
ˈsavagely adverbˈsavageness noun
ˈsavagery noun
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