Note 1: ‘Savage’ is more commonly used in its adjective form to refer to something or someone that is bad, dangerous and crude, e.g. ‘savage dog’, ‘savage behaviour’, ‘savage beasts/animals’, ‘savage country’, etc. And savage is also found in its verb form to mean ‘to attack in wild, cruel way, etc. e.g. The farm dogs savaged a little boy who playfully strayed into the farm.” & “The Opposition Party members savaged the young politician with their harsh comments.” For an article that shows us how this word is found in its adjective form in our daily browsing, please click here.
Note 2: ‘Savage’, always with a capital ‘S’, is often found in the names of people, e.g. Fred Savage, Adam Savage, Betty Savage, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word as a surname/family name/last name, please click here.