SAVAGERIES

Noun

savageries

plural of savagery

Source: Wiktionary


SAVAGERY

Sav"age*ry, n. Etym: [F. sauvagerie.]

1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley.

2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.

3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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