To make wild, barbarous, or cruel.
To act the savage; indulge in cruel or barbarous deeds.
Of or pertaining to the forest or wilderness.
Possessing, characterized by, or presenting the wildness of the forest or wilderness.
Living in the forests or wilds.
Not domesticated; feral; wild; hence, fierce; ferocious; untamed: as, savage beasts of prey.
Brutal; beastly.
Living in the lowest condition of development; uncultivated and wild; uncivilized: as, savage tribes.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of man in such a condition; unpolished; rude: as, savage life or manners.
Barbarous; fierce; cruel.
Wild or enraged as from provocation, irritation, restraint, etc.
In heraldry, nude; naked; in blazonry, noting human figures unclothed, as the supporters of the arms of Prussia.
Synonyms and Brutish, heathenish.
Pitiless, merciless, unmerciful, remorseless, bloody, murderous.
noun.
A wild or uncivilized human being; a member of a race or tribe in the lowest stage of development or cultivation.
noun.
An unfeeling, brutal, or cruel person; a fierce or cruel man or woman, whether civilized or uncivilized; a barbarian.
noun.
A wild or fierce animal.
noun.
Same as jack of the clock. See jack.