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Savageness

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Noun

1. savageness, savagery

the property of being untamed and ferocious

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Savageness

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adjective
1. 
wild; untamed
savage beasts of the jungle
2. 
ferocious in temper; vicious
a savage dog
3. 
uncivilized; crude
savage behaviour
4. 
(of peoples) nonliterate or primitive
a savage tribe
5. 
(of terrain) rugged and uncultivated
6. obsolete
far from human habitation
noun
7. 
a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive
8. 
a crude or uncivilized person
9. 
a fierce or vicious person or animal
verb (transitive)
10. 
to criticize violently
11. 
to attack ferociously and wound
the dog savaged the child
noun
Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Savageness

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adjective
1. 
wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
a savage jungle
2. 
fierce; ferocious; untamed
a savage tiger
3. 
without civilization; primitive; barbarous
a savage tribe
4. 
lacking polish; crude; rude
5. 
cruel; pitiless
6. 
furious; ill-tempered
noun
7.  Archaic
a member of a nonliterate culture, often having a tribal way of life
8. 
a fierce, brutal person
9. 
a crude, boorish person
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsavaged or ˈsavaging
10. 
to attack in a violent or brutal way

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Savageness

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adj.
1.
a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle.
b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people.
2.
a. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage form of warfare.
b. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving: savage criticism.
3. Extreme in strength or degree: savage heat.
n.
A member of a people regarded as primitive, uncivilized, brutal, or fierce.
tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es
1. To assault ferociously.
2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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