Savage

sav′āj, adj. wild: uncivilised: fierce: cruel: brutal: ( her. ) nude: naked.— n. a human being in a wild state: a brutal, fierce, or cruel person: a barbarian.— v.t. and v.i. to make savage, to play the savage.— n. Sav′agedom , a savage state: savages collectively.— adv. Sav′agely .— ns. Sav′agene ; Sav′agery , fiercene : ferocity: wild growth of plants; Sav′agism . [O. Fr. salvage —L. silvatic us , pertaining to the woods— silva , a wood.]