savage

adj. 1 fierce; cruel. 2 wild; primitive. n. 1 derog. Member of a primitive tribe. 2 cruel or barbarous person. v. (-ging) 1 attack and maul. 2 attack verbally.  savagely adv. Savagery n. (pl. -ies). [french from latin silva a wood]

a. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.