SAVAGERY

brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery

(noun) a brutal barbarous savage act

ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery

(noun) the trait of extreme cruelty

savageness, savagery

(noun) the property of being untamed and ferocious; “the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters”; “a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

savagery (countable and uncountable, plural savageries)

(uncountable) Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.

(countable) A violent act of cruelty.

Savages collectively; the world of savages.

(uncountable) Wild growth of plants.

Source: Wiktionary


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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