savagery sav·age·ry n

savagery sav·age·ry n
['sævɪdʒrɪ]
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  • sav|age|ry — «SAV ihj ree», noun, plural ries. 1. fierceness; cruelty; brutality: »What they could not get by borrowing or adapting, they went after with a savagery that bloodied history (Time). SYNONYM(S): ferocity. 2. wildness: »The appear …   Useful english dictionary

  • sav·age·ry — /ˈsævıʤəri/ noun, pl ries 1 [noncount] : a cruel or violent quality : a savage quality The savagery of the attack was horrifying. an act of pure savagery 2 [count] : a cruel or violent act or action the savageries committed by the soldiers …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — sav|age|ry [ sævıdʒ(ə)ri ] noun uncount behavior that is cruel and violent …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • savagery — sav·age·ry …   English syllables

  • savagery — sav•age•ry [[t]ˈsæv ɪdʒ ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) an uncivilized or barbaric state; savage condition; barbarity 2) savage disposition or behavior …   From formal English to slang

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