A vivid American regional intensifier blending 'savage' and the suffix '-erous' to create something even more emphatic — savage to the point of ferocity, untamed, or wildly aggressive. Found in Appalachian and Southern US dialect, it has the DIY energy of folk grammar at its most expressive. Saying something is savagerous rather than merely savage signals you really want people to feel the danger.
That dog looks savagerous — keep it on the lead around the kids.
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(US, regional) Savage; ferocious.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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