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savagery - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'savagery' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Savagery [ n.]
- The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.
- An act of cruelty; barbarity.
- Wild growth, as of plants.

Meaning of 'savagery' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . savagery [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the property of being untamed and ferocious
Example in sentence:
  • a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums;
  • the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters

Nearby Words:

savable savableness savacioun savage savagely savageness savagism savanilla savanna savant

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