Savage
adjective
Very violent, aggressive or fierce.
The savage beast attacked its prey.
Often appears as...
- savage attack
- savage beast
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Disapproving
adjective
Not civilized, primitive.
The tribes lived a savage life in the wilderness.
Often appears as...
- savage tribes
- savage lands
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Disapproving
noun
A brutal or cruel person.
He is a savage, showing no mercy to his opponents.
Often appears as...
- heartless savage
- be a savage
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Disapproving
adjective
Extremely harsh or severe.
She faced savage criticism for her actions.
Often appears as...
- savage criticism
- savage conditions
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Disapproving
verb
Attack brutally.
The victim was savaged by an unknown attacker.
Often appears as...
- savage someone
- get savaged
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Disapproving
adjective
Very violent, aggressive or fierce.
The savage beast attacked its prey.
Often appears as...
- savage attack
- savage beast
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not civilized, primitive.
The tribes lived a savage life in the wilderness.
Often appears as...
- savage tribes
- savage lands
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A brutal or cruel person.
He is a savage, showing no mercy to his opponents.
Often appears as...
- heartless savage
- be a savage
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Extremely harsh or severe.
She faced savage criticism for her actions.
Often appears as...
- savage criticism
- savage conditions
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
Attack brutally.
The victim was savaged by an unknown attacker.
Often appears as...
- savage someone
- get savaged
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Intensity
Use 'savage' to emphasize the strength and fierceness of a physical act or creature.
The wrestler's savage throw left his opponent incapacitated.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorically Fierce
'Savage' is often used metaphorically to describe a person or action that is extremely intense or passionate.
He approached his studies with a savage dedication.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Intensity
Use 'savage' to emphasize the strength and fierceness of a physical act or creature.
The wrestler's savage throw left his opponent incapacitated.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorically Fierce
'Savage' is often used metaphorically to describe a person or action that is extremely intense or passionate.
He approached his studies with a savage dedication.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Intensity
Use 'savage' to emphasize the strength and fierceness of a physical act or creature.
The wrestler's savage throw left his opponent incapacitated.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorically Fierce
'Savage' is often used metaphorically to describe a person or action that is extremely intense or passionate.
He approached his studies with a savage dedication.
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Why domestic violence...
which was that, as a very young boy starting at age four, he had been savagely and repeatedly physically abused by his stepfather, and the abuse had gotten so bad that he had had to drop out of school in eighth grade, even though he was very smart, and he'd spent almost 20 years rebuilding his life.
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Are we sexual omnivores?...
They not only share things, they demand that things be meat, shelter, protection, all these things that were supposedly being traded to women for their sexual fidelity, it turns out, are shared widely among these societies. Now I'm not saying that our ancestors were noble savages, and I'm not saying
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Harry Baker: A love poem...
Because the sunshine kid was bright, with a warm personality, And inside he burned savagely Hurt by the words and curses of the shadowy folk who spoke holes in his soul and left cavities, And as his heart hardened, his spark darkened, Every time they called him names it cooled his flames,
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Steven Pinker and...
is to the other a cause of mourning. Whatever is unfortunate in war, is severely so indeed, and whatever, on the contrary, is called good fortune, is a savage and a cruel good fortune, an ungenerous happiness deriving its existence from another's woe. But everyone knows that the movement
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The surprising decline...
and will often raid their neighbors out of fear of being raided first. Now, one way of dealing with this problem is by deterrence. You don't strike first, but you have a publicly announced policy that you will retaliate savagely if you are invaded.
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Life on Venus PIPE National...
these organisms have evolved to survive not only the heat and the acid but levels of other chemicals that would kill most life if life can survive in Yellowstone why not on Venus scientists believe the surface itself is too savage
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The dire state of...
we are the savage flow program that was funded by USAID us eight and we did a few things to try to improve these conditions with accidental our children curative care this is some of the
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The Cutest Elephant...
elephants know these drinking holes are dangerous but they have no choice the dramas that play out here are a savage reminder of how important water is for all life on these pens
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The myth of the Sampo—...
After a savage seafaring skirmish and eight long days of being battered by waves, Väinämöinen— a powerful bard and sage as old as the world itself—
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Lions Attack Elephant PIPE...
dangerous but they have no choice the dramas that play out here are a savage reminder of how important water is for all life on these Plains
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Why domestic violence...
which was that, as a very young boy starting at age four, he had been savagely and repeatedly physically abused by his stepfather, and the abuse had gotten so bad that he had had to drop out of school in eighth grade, even though he was very smart, and he'd spent almost 20 years rebuilding his life.
Video examples
Are we sexual omnivores?...
They not only share things, they demand that things be meat, shelter, protection, all these things that were supposedly being traded to women for their sexual fidelity, it turns out, are shared widely among these societies. Now I'm not saying that our ancestors were noble savages, and I'm not saying
Video examples
Harry Baker: A love poem...
Because the sunshine kid was bright, with a warm personality, And inside he burned savagely Hurt by the words and curses of the shadowy folk who spoke holes in his soul and left cavities, And as his heart hardened, his spark darkened, Every time they called him names it cooled his flames,
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Steven Pinker and...
is to the other a cause of mourning. Whatever is unfortunate in war, is severely so indeed, and whatever, on the contrary, is called good fortune, is a savage and a cruel good fortune, an ungenerous happiness deriving its existence from another's woe. But everyone knows that the movement
Video examples
The surprising decline...
and will often raid their neighbors out of fear of being raided first. Now, one way of dealing with this problem is by deterrence. You don't strike first, but you have a publicly announced policy that you will retaliate savagely if you are invaded.
Video examples
Life on Venus PIPE National...
these organisms have evolved to survive not only the heat and the acid but levels of other chemicals that would kill most life if life can survive in Yellowstone why not on Venus scientists believe the surface itself is too savage
Video examples
The dire state of...
we are the savage flow program that was funded by USAID us eight and we did a few things to try to improve these conditions with accidental our children curative care this is some of the
Video examples
The Cutest Elephant...
elephants know these drinking holes are dangerous but they have no choice the dramas that play out here are a savage reminder of how important water is for all life on these pens
Video examples
The myth of the Sampo—...
After a savage seafaring skirmish and eight long days of being battered by waves, Väinämöinen— a powerful bard and sage as old as the world itself—
Video examples
Lions Attack Elephant PIPE...
dangerous but they have no choice the dramas that play out here are a savage reminder of how important water is for all life on these Plains
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
There are two sides to me. One is the writer. That's a savage person who looks at everything as a story and, you know, wants to use real life in his books. The other part is the Midwesterner, who, you know, wants to say nice things about people and be polite.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French Lawyer
All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
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Jamie Wyeth
American Artist
I have continued to paint; my father - who was savaged by the critics - continued to paint until practically the last week of his life.
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William James
American Philosopher
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool.
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Hervey Allen
American Author
Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
Every savage can dance.
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
There are two sides to me. One is the writer. That's a savage person who looks at everything as a story and, you know, wants to use real life in his books. The other part is the Midwesterner, who, you know, wants to say nice things about people and be polite.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French Lawyer
All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
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Jamie Wyeth
American Artist
I have continued to paint; my father - who was savaged by the critics - continued to paint until practically the last week of his life.
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William James
American Philosopher
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool.
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Hervey Allen
American Author
Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
Every savage can dance.
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