savage, adj.
freq. cnt. 8
freq. cnt. 8
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
barbarous brutal cruel fell roughshod savage vicious
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"a barbarous crime""brutal beatings"
"cruel tortures"
"Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"
"a savage slap"
"vicious kicks"
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without civilizing influences
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
barbarian barbaric savage uncivilised uncivilized wild
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"barbarian invaders""barbaric practices"
"a savage people"
"fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade
"wild tribes"
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wild and menacing
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
feral ferine savage
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"a pack of feral dogs"
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marked by extreme and violent energy
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ferocious fierce furious savage
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"a ferocious beating""fierce fighting"
"a furious battle"
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