sav·age
/ˈsavij/

adjective
1. (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.
"packs of savage dogs roamed the streets"

2. (of something bad or negative) very great; severe.
"the decision was a savage blow for the town"

noun

1. a brutal or vicious person.

verb
1. (especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul.
"ewes savaged by marauding dogs"

Middle English: from Old French sauvage ‘wild’, from Latin silvaticus ‘of the woods’, from silva ‘a wood’.