demi-savage
English
Adjective
demi-savage (not comparable)
- Having some of the appearances of wildness, or savagery.
- 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Francesca Carrara, volume 1, page 54:
- "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."