savage
noun
a member of an uncivilized people
Synonymsbarbariana cruelly rapacious person
verb
attack brutally and fiercely
criticize harshly or violently
“The press savaged the new President”
“The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”
adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
“a barbarous crime”
“brutal beatings”
wild and menacing
“a pack of feral dogs”
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
“barbaric practices”
marked by extreme and violent energy
“a ferocious beating”
“fierce fighting”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University