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demi-savage

demi-savage adjective: having some of the appearances of wildness, or savagery.

Adjective

demi-savage (not comparable)

  1. Having some of the appearances of wildness, or savagery.
    • "Nay," replied Louis, with a half smile, "but the ballet shall be one of the fêtes we meditate in her honour. Demi-savage as the Swede is, of course royalty must be royally entertained."1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 54

Questions about demi-savage

What does demi-savage mean?
Demi-savage means having some of the appearances of wildness, or savagery.
What part of speech is demi-savage?
Demi-savage is an adjective.

Words near demi-savage in the dictionary

  1. demi-mondaines
  2. demi-monde
  3. demi-mondes
  4. demi-pointe
  5. demi-rilievo
  6. demi-savage
  7. demi-sec
  8. demi-secs
  9. demi-tasse
  10. demi-tasses
  11. demi-toilette

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