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[ sav-ij-ree ] / ˈsæv ɪdʒ ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR savagery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural sav·age·ries.an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity. savage action, nature, disposition, or behavior. Origin of savageryFirst recorded in 1585–95; savage + -ry OTHER WORDS FROM savagerypre·sav·age·ry, nounWords nearby savagerySauvignon Blanc, sav, Sava, savage, Savage Island, savagery, Savage's Station, savagism, Savaii, savanna, Savannah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for savageryBut the Islamic State has clearly come to the opposite conclusion, cornering the market on savagery. Murder Vids Help ISIS Lure More Monsters|Thomas Joscelyn|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Nor is it the way the gunman manages not to spill a drop of the drink in his other hand as he commits all this savagery. Bronx Gunman Shot His Friend, Didn’t Spill His Drink|Michael Daly|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST In two days of savagery, the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich” slaughtered nearly everyone in the town. There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Prosecuting War Crimes|Michael Moynihan|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Children are drawn into the savagery at a heartbreakingly young age. Acclaimed Israeli Film 'Bethlehem' Brings the Occupation Back Into Our Homes|Daniel Gavron|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Zetas stood out for his savagery, the U.S. investigator had said, particularly Treviño Morales. On the Hunt for Treviño Morales, Zetas Leader|Alfredo Corchado|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST These rude people realized the difference between their savagery and their enemies' culture. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917|Various It is painful to observe how short is the distance between ultra-refinement and savagery. Strange Stories of the Great River|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor We engrave (Fig. 15) three Greek gems from the islands as examples of savagery in early Greek art. Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang His features had been changed in a moment, as though the savagery of his remote ancestors, awakened within, had risen to his face. The Enemies of Women|Vicente Blasco Ibez The savagery at the root of Reivers character was coming to the top. The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen
British Dictionary definitions for savagery
noun plural -riesan uncivilized condition a savage act or nature savages collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to savagerybrutality, inhumanity, depravity, malice, barbarity, persecution, barbarism, ferocity, viciousness, severity, ruthlessness, bestiality, rancor, despotism, sadism, wickedness, spite, animality, fierceness, venom |