Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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savage | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
brutal | No | Yes | No | No |
savage (noun) | brutal (noun) |
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a member of an uncivilized people | |
a cruelly rapacious person |
savage (adjective) | brutal (adjective) |
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | disagreeably direct and precise |
without civilizing influences | resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility |
marked by extreme and violent energy | punishingly harsh |
wild and menacing | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
savage (verb) | brutal (verb) |
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criticize harshly or violently | |
attack brutally and fiercely |