savage vs barbarous: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: savage or barbarous

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savagenoun

a member of an uncivilized people

savageadjective

without civilizing influences

savagenoun

a cruelly rapacious person

savageadjective

marked by extreme and violent energy

savageadjective

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

savageverb

criticize harshly or violently

savageadjective

wild and menacing

savageverb

attack brutally and fiercely

barbarousadjective

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

barbarousadjective

primitive in customs and culture

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