Found 2 items, similar to Savagery.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: savagery
savagery
n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn:
ferociousness,
brutality,
viciousness,
savageness]
2: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn:
brutality,
barbarity,
barbarism]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Savagery
Savagery
\Sav"age*ry\ (?; 277), n. [F. sauvagerie.]
1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.
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A like work of primeval savagery. --C. Kingsley.
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2. An act of cruelty; barbarity.
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The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,
That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage
Presented to the tears of soft remorse. --Shak.
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3. Wild growth, as of plants. --Shak.
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