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selvaggio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • feral adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
  • haggard adjective Looking tired, worn out, or unwell, often from stress, illness, or lack of sleep.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • stark adj Severe, bare, or bleak in appearance.
  • wild adj Living or growing in a natural state, not tamed, farmed, or cultivated by people.

Senses

selvaggio is used for these senses in English:

  • feral Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
  • haggard (of an animal) Wild or untamed
  • savage Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
  • savage Barbaric; not civilized.
  • savage (historical, now, pejorative, ) A person not living in a civilization; a barbarian.
  • stark Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
  • wild Untamed; not domesticated.
  • wild Raucous, unruly, or licentious.

feral — full definition

  1. adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
  2. adj Out of control, wild, or unruly, said of a person or behavior.

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