Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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savage | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
wildcat | Yes | Yes | No | No |
savage (noun) | wildcat (noun) |
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a member of an uncivilized people | any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
a cruelly rapacious person | an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field |
a cruelly rapacious person |
savage (adjective) | wildcat (adjective) |
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive |
without civilizing influences | without official authorization |
marked by extreme and violent energy | outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices |
wild and menacing |
savage (verb) | wildcat (verb) |
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criticize harshly or violently | |
attack brutally and fiercely |