the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Half savage.
n. One who is half savage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Semibarbarian; half-civilized.
n. A half-civilized person; a semibarbarian.
Word Usage
"The aristocratic families in Granada, his hometown, had never fully welcomed the man they regarded as a “semisavage Indian” into their exclusive circle."