Hyphenation of Savage

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Savage? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Sav-age

Definitions of Savage:

1.
A member of an uncivilized people
2.
A cruelly rapacious person
3.
Attack brutally and fiercely
4.
Criticize harshly or violently
The press savaged the new President The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
5.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
A barbarous crime Brutal beatings Cruel tortures Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks A savage slap Vicious kicks
6.
Wild and menacing
A pack of feral dogs
7.
Without civilizing influences
Barbarian invaders Barbaric practices A savage people Fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient-Margaret Meade Wild tribes
8.
Marked by extreme and violent energy
A ferocious beating Fierce fighting A furious battle

Synonyms of Savage:

adj barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious, inhumane
adj feral, ferine, wild, untamed
adj barbarian, barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild, noncivilized, noncivilised
adj ferocious, fierce, furious, violent
noun barbarian, primitive, primitive person
noun beast, wolf, brute, wildcat, attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
verb assail, assault, set on, attack
verb pillory, crucify, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

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