Savageness

sav·age  (svj)

adj.

1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: savage beasts of the jungle.

2. Not civilized; barbaric: a people living in a savage state.

3. Ferocious; fierce: in a savage temper.

4. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage attack on a political rival. See Synonyms at cruel.

5. Lacking polish or manners; rude.

n.

1. A person regarded as primitive or uncivilized.

2. A person regarded as brutal, fierce, or vicious.

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.

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[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvticus, from Latin silvticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]

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savage·ly adv.

savage·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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" savagery ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, vehemence, violence, wildness, fury - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"