a savage attack — un feroce attacco
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
sav´age|ness — sav|age «SAV ihj», adjective, noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –adj. 1. not civilized; barbarous: »savage customs. Gaudy colors please a savage taste. ... the barriers, which had so long separated the savage and the civilized nations of the earth… … Useful english dictionary
sav´age|ly — sav|age «SAV ihj», adjective, noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –adj. 1. not civilized; barbarous: »savage customs. Gaudy colors please a savage taste. ... the barriers, which had so long separated the savage and the civilized nations of the earth… … Useful english dictionary
sav|age — «SAV ihj», adjective, noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –adj. 1. not civilized; barbarous: »savage customs. Gaudy colors please a savage taste. ... the barriers, which had so long separated the savage and the civilized nations of the earth (Edward… … Useful english dictionary
sav|age|ry — «SAV ihj ree», noun, plural ries. 1. fierceness; cruelty; brutality: »What they could not get by borrowing or adapting, they went after with a savagery that bloodied history (Time). SYNONYM(S): ferocity. 2. wildness: »The appear … Useful english dictionary
sav·age·ry — /ˈsævıʤəri/ noun, pl ries 1 [noncount] : a cruel or violent quality : a savage quality The savagery of the attack was horrifying. an act of pure savagery 2 [count] : a cruel or violent act or action the savageries committed by the soldiers … Useful english dictionary
savage — sav|age1 [ sævıdʒ ] adjective * ▸ 1 cruel/unpleasant/violent ▸ 2 extremely severe ▸ 3 land: with no buildings ▸ 4 criticizing very much ▸ 5 of culture: not advanced 1. ) cruel and unpleasant or violent: a savage attack/beating/murder A savage… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Savage — Sav age (?; 48), a. [F. sauvage, OF. salvage, fr. L. silvaticus belonging to a wood, wild, fr. silva a wood. See {Silvan}, and cf. {Sylvatic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Savage — Sav age (?; 48), v. t. To make savage. [R.] [1913 Webster] Its bloodhounds, savaged by a cross of wolf. Southey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Savage — Sav age, n. 1. A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
savage — sav•age [[t]ˈsæv ɪdʒ[/t]] adj. n. v. aged, ag•ing 1) fierce or ferocious; wild; untamed 2) uncivilized; barbarous 3) enraged or furiously angry 4) rugged or uncultivated, as country or scenery 5) an uncivilized human being 6) a fierce, brutal, or … From formal English to slang
savage — sav·age … English syllables
