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savagery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brutality, ferociousness, viciousness |
| Type of | cruelness, harshness, cruelty |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | barbarism, barbarity, brutality |
| Type of | atrocity, inhumanity |
| Derivation | savage |
savagery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | savageness |
| Type of | fierceness, furiousness, fury, wildness, ferocity, vehemence, violence |
a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums.
Examples of savagery
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Most of the forwards play in the French Top 14, where savagery is a way of life.
From the telegraph.co.uk
These are the only moments when the essential savagery of circus life surfaces.
From the movies.nytimes.com
The Taliban's quest to return Afghanistan to its misogynistic savagery goes on.
From the washingtonpost.com
This gives the Rusty Brown vignettes a certain savagery but with limited scope.
From the time.com
That he doesn't understand this is a mark of his profound crudity and savagery.
From the guardian.co.uk
And when there appeared to be powerful evidence of the savagery of the assault?
From the guardian.co.uk
Typical in ancient theology, such savagery sits ill within a Christian context.
From the guardian.co.uk
In both cases, it was a culture of reason destroyed by a pandemic of savagery.
From the economist.com
The subsequent sense of shame taught her that savagery didn't suit her nature.
From the sfgate.com
- Savageness: the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"
- Ferociousness: the trait of extreme cruelty
- Brutality: a brutal barbarous savage act
- (Savages (1974 film)) Savages is an American TV movie based on the book Deathwatch by Robb White. It stars Andy Griffith as Madec and Sam Bottoms as Ben.
- (Savages (film)) Savages is a 1972 Merchant Ivory Film directed by James Ivory and screenplay by George W. S. Trow and Michael O'Donoghue, based on an idea by Ivory.
- (Savages (Law & Order episode)) "Savages" is the 114th episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and the third episode of the sixth season. This episode explores the issue of capital punishment, which had been recently reintroduced in the state of New York by then-governor George Pataki.
- (Savages (play)) Savages is a play written by British playwright Christopher Hampton. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1973, and was published the following year by Faber and Faber.
- (The Savages (band)) The Savages were perhaps best known for being the backing band for the late Screaming Lord Sutch. The band was formed in 1960 and continues to this day.
- (The Savages (Doctor Who)) The Savages is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 28 May to 18 June 1966. This serial marks the final appearance of Peter Purves as companion Steven Taylor.
