A Lackadaisical Lexicon for Laggard Logophiles
SAVAGE [adjective] 1. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed. 2. uncivilised; barbarous. 3. enraged or furiously angry, as a person. 4. unpolished; rude. 5. wild or rugged, as country or scenery. [noun] 6. an uncivilised human being or creature. 7. a fierce, brutal, or cruel being. 8. a rude, boorish person. 9. a member of a preliterate society. [verb] 10. to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc.; tear at or mutilate. 11. to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly; excoriate. Etymology: Middle English savage, sauvage < Middle French sauvage, salvage < Mediaeval Latin salvāticus, for Latin silvāticus.

SAVAGE

[adjective]

1. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.

2. uncivilised; barbarous.

3. enraged or furiously angry, as a person.

4. unpolished; rude.

5. wild or rugged, as country or scenery.

[noun]

6. an uncivilised human being or creature.

7. a fierce, brutal, or cruel being.

8. a rude, boorish person.

9. a member of a preliterate society.

[verb]

10. to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc.; tear at or mutilate.

11. to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly; excoriate.

Etymology: Middle English savage, sauvage < Middle French sauvage, salvage < Mediaeval Latin salvāticus, for Latin silvāticus.

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