savage
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈsævɪdʒ/
- Slang
:
demoledor
- Her savage comeback left everyone in the room speechless with admiration.
Papa, Daddy sneaking in, bro, that's a savage move, bro.
- Papa, Daddy sneaking in, bro, that's a savage move, bro.
- Ken, you're looking not as savage as usual.
- I mean, I'm a good looking motherfucker and I'm savage.
Examples
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It's a savage commentary on the illusion of freedom in our society.
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Man, this is savage.
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I mean, I have been trying to think of a savage response for hours.
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But you sound so savage, Guy.
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When I get in a passion, I get so savage.
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I'll bet you do everything with a savage intensity.
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The most savage controversies are those about matters for which there is no good evidence either way.
Academic text (1990) -
Jan took a savage bite of her burrito and checked her watch.
Fiction book (1998) -
"I'm sorry?" She compressed her lips into a savage smile.
Fiction book (1996) -
Nichols would remember that savage grin in the years to come.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.1
Very direct and harsh in a way that can hurt people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Ruthless
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang sense of savage is to link it to the old idea of being 'wild' from Latin silva 'wood' through Old French sauvage; someone 'savage' acts boldly and harshly like a wild force. So today the word can mean extremely harsh or brutally honest in a way people admire.