as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
a study of the savagery shown by soldiers in wartime
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However, as time goes on, their civilized behavior deteriorates, leading to chaos and savagery.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Ciotti, who knew three of the victims, was appalled not just by the murders but by their savagery—eight bodyguards also died in the attacks, as did Falcone’s wife.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
That can sometimes be a problem, too, because Immaculate is … well, a little too immaculate to really embrace full-on giallo savagery, or gonzo Ken Russell–esque depravity, or even winking Verhoevian camp.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
Such images were tools of propaganda that romanticized the Caribbean as a utopia after decades of associating the region with savagery and malady.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Ciotti, who knew three of the victims, was appalled not just by the murders but by their savagery—eight bodyguards also died in the attacks, as did Falcone’s wife.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
That can sometimes be a problem, too, because Immaculate is … well, a little too immaculate to really embrace full-on giallo savagery, or gonzo Ken Russell–esque depravity, or even winking Verhoevian camp.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
Such images were tools of propaganda that romanticized the Caribbean as a utopia after decades of associating the region with savagery and malady.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Savagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savagery. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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