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saevus.

furious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous, cruel, savage

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈsae̯.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.vus]
  1. furious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous, cruel, savage

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂y-wo-, from *sh₂ey- (“to be fierce, afflict”). Cognate with English sore and possibly with English sea.

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