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Definition of Savagery
1. Noun. The property of being untamed and ferocious. "A craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"
Exact synonyms: Savageness
Generic synonyms: Ferocity, Fierceness, Furiousness, Fury, Vehemence, Violence, Wildness
Derivative terms: Savage, Savage, Savage, Savage
Generic synonyms: Ferocity, Fierceness, Furiousness, Fury, Vehemence, Violence, Wildness
Derivative terms: Savage, Savage, Savage, Savage
2. Noun. The trait of extreme cruelty.
Exact synonyms: Brutality, Ferociousness, Viciousness
Generic synonyms: Cruelness, Cruelty, Harshness
Derivative terms: Brutal, Ferocious, Vicious, Vicious, Vicious
Generic synonyms: Cruelness, Cruelty, Harshness
Derivative terms: Brutal, Ferocious, Vicious, Vicious, Vicious
3. Noun. A brutal barbarous savage act.
Exact synonyms: Barbarism, Barbarity, Brutality
Generic synonyms: Atrocity, Inhumanity
Derivative terms: Barbaric, Savage
Generic synonyms: Atrocity, Inhumanity
Derivative terms: Barbaric, Savage
Definition of Savagery
1. n. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.
Definition of Savagery
1. the quality of being savage [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Savagery
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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)
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