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- [sav-ij]
- /ˈsæv ɪdʒ/
- /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sav-ij]
- /ˈsæv ɪdʒ/
Definitions of savaging word
- adjective savaging fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts. 1
- adjective savaging uncivilized; barbarous: savage tribes. 1
- adjective savaging enraged or furiously angry, as a person. 1
- adjective savaging unpolished; rude: savage manners. 1
- adjective savaging wild or rugged, as country or scenery: savage wilderness. 1
- adjective savaging Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild. 1
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Origin of savaging
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English savage, sauvage (adj.) < Middle French sauvage, salvage < Medieval Latin salvāticus, for Latin silvāticus, equivalent to silv(a) woods + -āticus adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Savaging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
savaging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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