- savagery
- noun (plural -ries) Date: 1597 1. a. the quality of being savage b. an act of cruelty or violence 2. an uncivilized state
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Savagery — Sav age*ry (?; 277), n. [F. sauvagerie.] 1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. [1913 Webster] A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] 2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. [1913 Webster] The wildest savagery, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
savagery — index atrocity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty, severity, violence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
savagery — 1590s; see SAVAGE (Cf. savage) + RY (Cf. ry) … Etymology dictionary
savagery — [sav′ijrē] n. pl. savageries 1. the condition of being savage, or wild, primitive, uncultivated, etc. 2. savage act, behavior, or disposition; barbarity … English World dictionary
savagery — n. 1) to display, show savagery 2) an outburst of savagery * * * [ sævɪdʒ(ə)rɪ] show savagery an outburst of to display … Combinatory dictionary
savagery — [[t]sæ̱vɪʤri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Savagery is extremely cruel and violent behaviour. ...the sheer savagery of war … English dictionary
savagery — sav|ag|e|ry [ˈsævıdʒəri] n plural savageries [U and C] extremely cruel and violent behaviour ▪ Local people were shocked by the savagery of the attack … Dictionary of contemporary English
savagery — noun (C, U) extremely cruel and violent behaviour: He used to beat the boy with great savagery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
savagery — savage ► ADJECTIVE 1) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled. 2) cruel and vicious. 3) primitive; uncivilized. 4) (of a place) wild; uncultivated. ► NOUN 1) a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized. 2) a brutal or vicious … English terms dictionary
savagery — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑savageness • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
