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savagery

noun sav·age·ry \ˈsa-vij-rē, -vi-jə-\

: a cruel or violent quality : a savage quality

: a cruel or violent act or action

plural sav·age·ries

Full Definition of SAVAGERY

a : the quality of being savage

b : an act of cruelty or violence

: an uncivilized state

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First Known Use of SAVAGERY

1597

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Synonyms: atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, brutality, cruelness, fiendishness, heartlessness, inhumanity, inhumanness, sadism, savageness, cruelty, truculence, viciousness, wantonness

Antonyms: benignity, compassion, good-heartedness, humaneness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindness, sympathy, tenderheartedness

SAVAGERY Defined for Kids

savagery

noun sav·age·ry \ˈsa-vij-rē\

plural sav·age·ries

Definition of SAVAGERY for Kids

: an uncivilized condition or character

: an act of cruelty or violence

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