demi-savage

English

Adjective

demi-savage (not comparable)

Having some of the appearances of wildness, or savagery.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, 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."

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